2012 Force de la Nature Cabernet Franc

In five or six years, the best wine may well be the prodigious 2012 Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature, a 100% Cabernet Franc from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. This brilliant effort boasts an ethereal personality along with an amazing combination of blue, red and black fruits, an assortment of floral notes, a seamless integration of acidity, alcohol, tannin and wood, and sensational concentration as well as texture. A spectacular red wine, it should drink well young yet age for two decades. The Morlet brothers, Nick, who works at Peter Michael Winery and Luc, who has his own family estate and also works as a consultant, are two of the hot commodities in northern California, both producing world class wines. From fruit purchased from some of the finest Napa Valley vineyards, the Morlet Family Vineyards is making some of the most exciting wines of the region. The Cabernet Sauvignon cuvees range in production from 200 to 1,200 cases, and their newest project, a mindboggling 2012 Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature is likely to be a game changer once it’s released. The 2012s appear to be spectacular efforts. Kudos to Morlet Family Vineyards! Tel. (707) 967-8690