CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE RELISH
SERVINGS: 12
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 Pounds Fresh Cranberries
• 2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Honey
• 1 Cup Pomegranate Seeds
• 1/2 Cup Pistachio, Toasted, Chopped
• 1 Each Naval Orange, Juiced and Zested
• 1/4 Teaspoon Allspice, Ground
DIRECTIONS:
Combine half of the cranberries with orange juice, zest and allspice in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and keep warm.
Place the remaining cranberries in a food processor with sugar and honey, and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
Pour the hot cranberry mixture into the mixing bowl and stir to combine. Fold in the pistachio and pomegranate seeds, and allow to cool before serving.
PAIRINGS
2017 Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Franc
sale price $85.00
This small-lot Cabernet Franc showcases the variety’s signature qualities through the lens of the Monte Rosso Vineyard, where just two blocks of Cabernet Franc are planted. The 2017 vintage features flourishes of ripe red cherry, cranberry and raspberry with tilled earth undertones and subtle hints of orange zest. The finely textured finish rings with acidity, making this wine a versatile food-pairing partner – complex and balanced.
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Our Cabernet Franc was harvested by hand in the cool early morning hours. At the winery, the grapes were hand-sorted, destemmed and crushed in a gentle basket press. They were then gravity-fed to tank for a three-day cold soak to extract flavor and color. Fermentation occurred in small open-top vessels, which allow for highly precise handling of the grapes throughout the entire process. Total aging was 15 months in French oak barrels (52% new), adding touches of cedar and toast to a fresh, layered finish.
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Monte Rosso’s Cabernet Franc vines are an average age of 25 years and sit above the fog line, receiving the ideal combination of sunlight and cool breezes to build layered, complex flavors. In 2017, ample winter rains fueled vine growth early in the season – a warm, steady summer and fall followed, leading to a slightly early harvest with intensely fruit-driven yields.
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