Frank Family Chardonnay 2022
A bright and balanced wine with vibrant aromatics of baked apple, white nectarine, and toasted oak. A lively entry of tropical fruit and citrus expands with notes of rich lemon curd and brioche bread pudding. Ample yet refined, this unmistakably Carneros wine finishes with a refreshing wave of acidity.
Wine Spectator
If you find a winery that makes terrific single-vineyard expressions of Chardonnay, chances are that they also make a regional blend that’s a bit easier to find, carrying a more affordable price tag and representing a house style that’s consistent from year to year. Enter Frank Family Vineyards. Winemaker Todd Graff has made excellent Carneros Chardonnays from Lewis Vineyard and Beckstoffer Lake Vineyard. This stunning wine blends as many as 20 different sites, all from the Sonoma side of Carneros, including Las Amigas, and various blocks grown by the Sangiacomo family, including Green Acres and Catarina. Graff explains that the grapes are preselected for the regional blend from the get-go and are all treated the same before the final blending. Undergoing long, cool fermentations and plenty of lees stirring, they are barrel-fermented—a third in new French oak barrels and a third each in once- and twice-filled barrels—then aged for nine months before bottling.
A bright and balanced wine with vibrant aromatics of baked apple, white nectarine, and toasted oak. A lively entry of tropical fruit and citrus expands with notes of rich lemon curd and brioche bread pudding. Ample yet refined, this unmistakably Carneros wine finishes with a refreshing wave of acidity.
Wine Spectator
If you find a winery that makes terrific single-vineyard expressions of Chardonnay, chances are that they also make a regional blend that’s a bit easier to find, carrying a more affordable price tag and representing a house style that’s consistent from year to year. Enter Frank Family Vineyards. Winemaker Todd Graff has made excellent Carneros Chardonnays from Lewis Vineyard and Beckstoffer Lake Vineyard. This stunning wine blends as many as 20 different sites, all from the Sonoma side of Carneros, including Las Amigas, and various blocks grown by the Sangiacomo family, including Green Acres and Catarina. Graff explains that the grapes are preselected for the regional blend from the get-go and are all treated the same before the final blending. Undergoing long, cool fermentations and plenty of lees stirring, they are barrel-fermented—a third in new French oak barrels and a third each in once- and twice-filled barrels—then aged for nine months before bottling.
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A bright and balanced wine with vibrant aromatics of baked apple, white nectarine, and toasted oak. A lively entry of tropical fruit and citrus expands with notes of rich lemon curd and brioche bread pudding. Ample yet refined, this unmistakably Carneros wine finishes with a refreshing wave of acidity.
Wine Spectator
If you find a winery that makes terrific single-vineyard expressions of Chardonnay, chances are that they also make a regional blend that’s a bit easier to find, carrying a more affordable price tag and representing a house style that’s consistent from year to year. Enter Frank Family Vineyards. Winemaker Todd Graff has made excellent Carneros Chardonnays from Lewis Vineyard and Beckstoffer Lake Vineyard. This stunning wine blends as many as 20 different sites, all from the Sonoma side of Carneros, including Las Amigas, and various blocks grown by the Sangiacomo family, including Green Acres and Catarina. Graff explains that the grapes are preselected for the regional blend from the get-go and are all treated the same before the final blending. Undergoing long, cool fermentations and plenty of lees stirring, they are barrel-fermented—a third in new French oak barrels and a third each in once- and twice-filled barrels—then aged for nine months before bottling.
