Peter Michael Cabernet Franc Le Chapeau Blanc Knights Valley 2018 1500ml

Sir Peter Michael's winery is best known for its Knights Valley estate in Sonoma, where it crafts classic, Old World-leaning wines with a devoted following, but Le Chapeau Blanc comes from the family's Oakville holdings in Napa Valley. This rare Cabernet Franc bottling is meant to show the grape's aromatic, elegant side, with red and black currant, violet, graphite and herbal tones over a fine-grained frame. The 2018 vintage was a long, mild growing season across Napa that delivered generous yields, even ripeness and wines of real freshness and polish. Offered here in a 1.5-liter magnum, a format that ages slowly and gracefully, it is approachable now with decanting and should drink well into the late 2030s.