Lonna's Block Cabernet Franc 2020

On our organic managed property located in the heart of St. David’s we have two unique blocks where Cabernet Franc is planted. The soil and driveway are what separate the two blocks (Lonna’s block to the West and Nancy’s block to the East). Lonna’s site is slightly more vigorous and retains more heat than Nancy’s. It is believed that having the vines planted on the old horse paddock may be responsible for this by incorporating higher organic matter into the soil. Nancy’s block has just a little more sand in the soil profile (especially the rows further East), but this is just an example as to why this site is so fun to work with. It’s an ancient eco-hub where glaciers, land forms, melted water and ancient oceans interacted with each other over a span of millions of years and contributed to one of the oldest agricultural sites in Canada.