Lang & Reed Napa Valley
Franc Fantôme
2019 Cabernet Franc
Napa Valley
Auction 26 | Lot No. 44
Vintage: 2019
Lang & Reed Napa Valley
Franc Fantôme
Cabernet Franc
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Your wine is 100% Napa Valley Cabernet Franc from the Loire origin Entav Clone 214
- Produced from a single, new French oak barrel that has lingered in the cellar for almost three years
- The Cabernet Franc was sourced from Block 9 of the renowned Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
- From Lang & Reed Napa Valley, a Cabernet Franc specialist for more than 25 years
Description
Your wine emanates from Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard, located on a southwest-facing hillside in the corner of the Napa Valley where the Vaca Mountains come down to the northern reach of San Francisco Bay. This cool-climate, volcanic-rock-strewn vineyard is an ideal site for the Cabernet Franc Entav Clone 214, a selection with historic origins in the Loire Valley. At this site, Cabernet Franc displays precise varietal characteristics with extreme elegance and complexity. This Premiere Napa Valley lot, Franc Fantôme, is from the 2019 vintage, a year of great quality that will handily support the 30-plus months of barrel aging.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
John Skupny
Winemaker, Lang & Reed Napa Valley
I learned the craft of winemaking and the art of wine sales from working for over a dozen wineries over the past 40 years. Having arrived in California in 1980 with over a half of a decade of restaurant wine experience, as a buyer and wine steward [sommelier], I was prepared to absorb and apply lessons learned from many of the producers and winemakers who played such an impact on the advent of fine wine emanating from the Napa Valley. I have always felt that I have one foot in the historical past and one step forward into a great future that lies ahead in our Valley. In 1993, together with my wife, Tracey, we made our first Cabernet Franc, under the Lang & Reed label which gave us the inspiration to get our bonded winery operating in 1996. We feel, after more than 25 years of producing Lang & Reed wines, a humble part of the fabric of this great wine region.
Country born: United States
Education: Mentors that I have either worked for or with, Charlie & Chuck Wagner, Laurie Wood, Bernard Portet, Dan Duckhorn, Tony Soter, Scott McLeod, Jon Kongsgaard, Kent Rassmusen, Kristin Belair, Bernard & Matthieu Baudry, Dick Ward, David Graves and Ted Hall.
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Honors / Awards:
Past Chairman - Napa Valley Vintners & Auction Napa Valley, Past Co-Chair Premiere Napa Valley Barrel Auction, Past President - Stags Leap District Winegrowers, Founding Vice-President - Rutherford Dust Society, Past President, Napa Valley Wine Library Association.
Winemaking Philosophy:
To craft wines that are expressive of the grape and ground from which they come - respecting that something subtle and delicate can provide superb pleasure - to make wines that are enjoyable to drink and to share with others.
Winery Distribution
Lang & Reed Napa Valley is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Lang & Reed Napa Valley Contact: John Skupny
Domestic:
- California ( Vinifera Wine Marketing )
- California ( Grapevine Wine Marketing )
- Colorado ( Maverick Wine Company )
- Delaware ( Constantine Wines )
- Florida ( Di Bacco Importing )
- Georgia ( Prime Wine & Spirits )
- Illinois ( Maverick Wine Company )
- Indiana ( Crossroad Vintners )
- Kansas ( Standard Beverage )
- Maryland ( Constantine Wines )
- Massachusetts ( Carolina Wine Company )
- Minnesota ( The Wine Company )
- Missouri ( A. Bomarito Wines )
- Montana ( George's Distribution )
- Nebraska ( Quail Distribution )
- Nevada ( Vin Sauvage )
- New Hampshire ( Martignetti Grocery Company )
- New Jersey ( Bohomie Wine Imports )
- New York ( Bohomie Wine Imports )
- Oklahoma ( Thirst Wine Merchants )
- Oregon ( Galaxy Wine Company )
- South Dakota ( Okoboji Wines )
- Texas ( Favorite Brands )
- Washington ( Galaxy Wine )
- Wisconsin ( Okoboji Wines )
- Wyoming ( State of Wyoming )
International:
- Canada - Alberta ( Cellar Door Imports )
- Canada - Ontario ( Katy Moore Wines Ltd. )
- United Kingdom ( Reid Wines Ltd. )
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