Lieb Cellars Cabernet France

Lieb Cellars was founded in 1992 by Mark Lieb. The winery started small with 12 acres of vineyards to today’s 54 acre winery across 3 vineyard sites. The vines are sandy loam soils near Long Island sound. They many different varieties planted and some of the oldest vines in the area - Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Teroldego, Lagrein and Gold Muskateller. All organic farming, sustainable practices, forward thinking winemakers. This particular wine was aged for 10 months in Hungarian oak. Cabernet Franc from Long Island are quickly becoming the signature red grape with a lovely lightness, character and reflects our terroir.

Lieb Cellars Cabernet Franc 2019

100% Cabernet Franc

North Fork of Long Island, NY

Pours into the glass a medium ruby color earthy mushrooms, sweet tobacco leaf, bell pepper and pepper.

Swirl and lovely violets, raspberry, wild raspberry and earth are on the nose.

Sip and you are first greeted with juicy blueberry and raspberry, violets, dirt & earth like you just planted a tomato plant in the ground with your bare hands, your hands in a tomato plant , cherries, warm spice of pepper and licorice and ends on a vegetal funk of bell pepper and tomato leaves. The fresh and crisp acidity plus the lower alcohol of 12.8% abv makers it very quaffable in the summer heat. It has a charming vegetal edge to it with a lovely fresh sage swing to it that carries into a dry peppery finish.

Meatballs with tomato sauce, lamb gyros, rosemary beef burgers or a fresh parsley and farro asparagus salad.