Bel Canto 2019

83% cabernet franc, 17% merlot

bel canto, n. a. A style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power [Italian, literally: beautiful singing], b.  Cadence blend of cabernet franc and merlot grown on its estate, Cara Mia Vineyard.

Minerality, plums and blueberries. Strikingly seamless already at this young age and like Camerata just builds effortlessly from the deep berry front to glorious tannins that linger on a long finish. Power and complexity, grace and balance, an epic vintage for Bel Canto.

B. Smith