2018 Dewey’s Barsotti Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Region: El Dorado County > CaliforniaGrapes: Cabernet FrancVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; decomposed granite soil, 2600foot elevation. 100% whole cluster ferment, punchdowns via foottreading 2x/day, pressed to a combination of stainless steel andneutral oak barrels. Aged 15 months; bottled unfined and unfilteredwith minimal added So2; 115 cases; 12.2% ABVWinemaker: Charlie MillerDewey’s is a relatively new project from husband and wife CharlieMiller and Emma Rosenbush. Charlie was formerly the assistantwinemaker at Cruse Wine Co (swoon, we love these wines!) and startedthe Dewey’s label in Michael Cruse’s cellar with a surprisinglydelicious Vermentino, also from the Barsotti Vineyard. In 2018 whenthey were offered the opportunity to take a small amount of CabernetFranc and they jumped at the chance. Charlie and Emma, partner and GMat Cala in San Francisco, pride themselves on letting Dewey’s wines(named after their dog) be their quirky selves and allow the wine tofollow the