2023 Knights Valley Mallacomes Cabernet Franc
Beringer has owned and farmed its Knights Valley vineyards since the mid-1960s when the
Beringer family recognized that the cobbled, rocky, alluvial soils were a great place to grow
high-quality wine grapes. The Knights Valley designation was first used on a Beringer label
in 1974. The winery was instrumental in garnering official recognition for the area as a
premier winegrowing region, resulting in the award of its own American Viticulture Area
(AVA) designation in 1983.
Though the intense violet color of Beringer’s 2023 Knights Valley Mallacomes Cabernet Franc
is a clue to its fragrant bouquet, the freshness of this wine’s wild violet, lavender, pink
peppercorn, and light sandalwood aromas is startling, nonetheless. Such intensity becomes
radiant on the palate with a bright, red fruit profile of raspberry, cranberry, and pomegranate
flavors accented by sweet blood orange and cumin spice. Neatly structured, interwoven tannins deftly hold this wine’s juicy red berry notes and spice through a mouthwatering, lasting finish. Enjoy this Cabernet Franc with pan-seared steak and arugula salad, arancini, or parmesan cheese and crackers.
Original: $55.00
-65%$55.00
$19.25
Description
Beringer has owned and farmed its Knights Valley vineyards since the mid-1960s when the
Beringer family recognized that the cobbled, rocky, alluvial soils were a great place to grow
high-quality wine grapes. The Knights Valley designation was first used on a Beringer label
in 1974. The winery was instrumental in garnering official recognition for the area as a
premier winegrowing region, resulting in the award of its own American Viticulture Area
(AVA) designation in 1983.
Though the intense violet color of Beringer’s 2023 Knights Valley Mallacomes Cabernet Franc
is a clue to its fragrant bouquet, the freshness of this wine’s wild violet, lavender, pink
peppercorn, and light sandalwood aromas is startling, nonetheless. Such intensity becomes
radiant on the palate with a bright, red fruit profile of raspberry, cranberry, and pomegranate
flavors accented by sweet blood orange and cumin spice. Neatly structured, interwoven tannins deftly hold this wine’s juicy red berry notes and spice through a mouthwatering, lasting finish. Enjoy this Cabernet Franc with pan-seared steak and arugula salad, arancini, or parmesan cheese and crackers.
