2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Tasting Notes
Highly aromatic including showing sweetly fruited notes, red licorice, and violets. The palate features an immediately noticeable mouthwatering freshness of acidity with flavors of red plum, red cherry, and a long-lasting brightness and tartness of primarily red berry fruits. It also lingers with an herbaceousness and light gravelly in texture, and tannins.
Specs
Vintage: 2019
Blend: 75% Barbera, 25% Sangiovese. Picked the same day and cofermented.
Appellation: Sierra Foothills
Vineyard: Naggiar Vineyard, Farmed organically.
Harvest Dates: 9/23
Harvest Brix: 24.6, 25.9
Maceration: 14-day fermentation
Aging: Aged for 17 months in neutral oak.
Alcohol: 14.1%
pH: 3.39
Total Acidity: 6.7g/L
Production: 330 Cases
2021 Jacob Franklin Red, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Tasting Notes
Bright, fresh fruit aromas dominate, with Barbera bringing red cherries, raspberries, and blackberries, while Sangiovese adds hints of dried herbs, violets, and plum. Medium-bodied, with the Barberaās higher acidity creating a refreshing, vibrant feel, balanced by the slightly more tannic and structured Sangiovese. Medium to long finish, with the fruit lingering and a touch of spice from the Sangiovese. The acidity keeps the wine refreshing, making it an ideal companion to food.
Specs
Vintage: 2021
Blend: 67% Barbera, 33% Sangiovese. Picked the same day and cofermented.
Appellation: Sierra Foothills
Vineyard: Naggiar Vineyard, Farmed organically
Harvest Dates: 9/9
Harvest Brix: 25.2
Maceration: 14-day fermentation
Aging: Aged for 10 months in neutral oak.
Alcohol: 14.1%
pH: 3.47
Total Acidity: 7.0g/L
Production: 175 Cases
Whatās Included
4-bottles:
2x 2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
2x 2021 Jacob Franklin Red, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Case:
6x 2021 Jacob Franklin Red, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
6x 2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Price Comparison
Not all wines for sale on winery website, $432/case MSRP
Jacob Franklin Wines is a family run wine brand that was started by the Coursen family in 1998. In 2018 we amicably went our separate ways with Elyse Winery and now Ray and Jake (Jacob) Coursen are taking the reins.
Though there have been some changes, our main focus continues to be on producing beautiful, vineyard designate wines that paint a clear picture of vintage and locale. Our goal each vintage is to make wines that show the subtle differences of each growing season with the only necessary consistency being the quality and care we take with these wines. We believe great wines are grown in the vineyard and as so we do our best to guide these wines with minimal intervention. In 2019 and beyond we will be continuing to work with some of our favorite vineyards as well as some new vineyards we are sure you will love. Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Interesting offer. Very similar makeup and the same fruit source, but different vintages. Would be fun to compare and contrast side by side. Hopefully this is one of those offers where the labrats got a bottle of each to try.
Hello hello! I had the pleasure of trying out 2021 Jacob Franklin Red. Seeing such a low production on the specs, i feel even more like it really is the lucky ticket!
Nose was floral and light and crisp. Taste had clean bright red fruit, good acid, and was a fantastic pairing with some extra-cheesy lasagna. Plenty of verve to cut through without being too harsh when drinking alone.
Honestly, the tasting notes from the winery are pretty spot on. The only drawback from me is that the āmedium to long finishā is a little bitter ā kinda pithy.
Itās a really good wine at the price. Solid, drinkable, at a great price. Enjoy!
@klezman totally. My wine memory puts this similar to the Winesmith California Pinot Noir. Totally solid, but not a lot of heft. As an Italian table wine itās good, but I wasnāt getting the varietal-ness of a Scott Harvey Barbera, for example.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
Jacob Franklin Mixed Reds - $40 = 19.04%
What a wonderful, early holiday present for me this year, to be honored yet again as a Casemates Rat. Yay!
I opened the package and a Jacob Franklin Barbera was revealed. And Iāll be honest, I was a little concerned. I donāt have much experience with barberas so without knowing much about how this varietal profile, Iāll provide my reaction and opinion on it but it may be useful to compare this along side the other rats today to make an educated decision if this wine is for you.
It opened cleanly and the cork was good and healthy, no cracking. The was only a light odor on open, nothing of any particular note.
It was a pretty dramatic ruby red, and once poured I got notes of alcohol, cherry and maybe some plum. The first taste, was pretty tart. And a bit odd if Iām being candid. It seemed to avoid most of my palate and gave me some tingling on the sides and tip of my tongue. This is a pretty full-bodied wine and very different from the mixed red, Malbecs and Cabs I usually put down. The alcohol taste was pretty present and it and clearly needed to breath for a while.
After about an hour I gave it another go and it really mellowed out. It was still tart and fruit-forward but much more even and I got more of the spices and undertones of it. Iām confident that coming back to this tomorrow will be even better. Itās clear this is a well-structured and complex wine, that may possibly something that grows on me as I continue to work the bottle.
I rather enjoyed this as it was a new experience in wine for me. Made me think a bit, and thatās not the worst thing in the world. In the end, Iām not sure it has ātable wineā potentialā¦ it may either need to aged a bit more or simply be aerated to enjoy immediately. If I had to guess, this is likely a $30 bottle, so anything below that is likely a deal.
As Captain Hammer once said, āNot my usual, but niceā.
And if anyone gets THAT reference, Iāll be suitably impressed. Happy holidays, happy new year and cheers to you all!
Iām presently drinking through a case of their 2019 Morisoli zinfandel. And no, these are not Scott Harvey wines so if that is your wheelhouse stay awayā¦ha! Or if you want to try something different, give 'em a go. Solid pedigree and cred here, alluded to above but among other things Ray was founder and owner of Elyse until sold in 2018.
Yāall are just waiting for some pro musings right?tastings.com on the 2019:
88 points. Silver Medal. Highly Recommended. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, loganberry, and baking spice with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-length finish imparting notes of black cherry, red cherry and blackberry, leather, and baking spice with medium, silky tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Exactly what it is supposed to be; a fruit forward, damn good table wine to drink now. 6/8/23
@JacobFranklin Saw this in the description āOur goal each vintage is to make wines that show the subtle differences of each growing season with the only necessary consistency being the quality and care we take with these wines. We believe great wines are grown in the vineyard and as so we do our best to guide these wines with minimal intervention.ā Itās late but if you can elaborate on how your winemaking works with minimal intervention Iād love to know more.
@GatorFL sure thing! This day in age a lot of producers want to make a BIG wine for big scores which often leads to over ripe grapes that are out of balance regarding pH and acidity. Wines like this need to be adjusted in the cellar after fermentation which requires additions of nutrients, acids and other āstuffā not naturally found in grapes. Weāre rarely focused on brix/ ripeness alone. When deciding to pick grapes, which is our most important decision in wine production, weāre looking for balance with pH, acidity and Brix. When the grapes come to the winery and are in balance we donāt have to āfixāthe wine afterwards. While weāre definitely not ānaturalā winemakers, we do our best to top our barrels often and pull samples for analysis regularly so that we donāt need to add excessive sulfites to keep our wines safe from off odors. We have increased our oak program over the years to add more nuance to the wine, but at the end of the day we want customers to taste the fruit and vineyard. Sorry for any typos, using my phone and cooking dinner!
2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Tasting Notes
Specs
2021 Jacob Franklin Red, Naggiar Vineyard, Sierra Foothills
Tasting Notes
Specs
Whatās Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not all wines for sale on winery website, $432/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jan 6 - Wednesday, Jan 8
Jacob Franklin Mixed Reds
4 bottles for $69.99 $17.50/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $169.99 $14.17/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera
2021 Jacob Franklin Red
Interesting offer. Very similar makeup and the same fruit source, but different vintages. Would be fun to compare and contrast side by side. Hopefully this is one of those offers where the labrats got a bottle of each to try.
@chipgreen
I noticed also that CT calls the 21 a Sangio blend, despite 2/3 is Barbera.
Whatās with that?
@chipgreen I only got the āRedā.
Hello hello! I had the pleasure of trying out 2021 Jacob Franklin Red. Seeing such a low production on the specs, i feel even more like it really is the lucky ticket!
Nose was floral and light and crisp. Taste had clean bright red fruit, good acid, and was a fantastic pairing with some extra-cheesy lasagna. Plenty of verve to cut through without being too harsh when drinking alone.
Honestly, the tasting notes from the winery are pretty spot on. The only drawback from me is that the āmedium to long finishā is a little bitter ā kinda pithy.
Itās a really good wine at the price. Solid, drinkable, at a great price. Enjoy!
@radiolysis If I didnāt know this was a Barbera/Sangiovese blend Iād think you were describing a white!
@klezman totally. My wine memory puts this similar to the Winesmith California Pinot Noir. Totally solid, but not a lot of heft. As an Italian table wine itās good, but I wasnāt getting the varietal-ness of a Scott Harvey Barbera, for example.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
Jacob Franklin Mixed Reds - $40 = 19.04%
2019 Jacob Franklin Barbera
What a wonderful, early holiday present for me this year, to be honored yet again as a Casemates Rat. Yay!
I opened the package and a Jacob Franklin Barbera was revealed. And Iāll be honest, I was a little concerned. I donāt have much experience with barberas so without knowing much about how this varietal profile, Iāll provide my reaction and opinion on it but it may be useful to compare this along side the other rats today to make an educated decision if this wine is for you.
It opened cleanly and the cork was good and healthy, no cracking. The was only a light odor on open, nothing of any particular note.
It was a pretty dramatic ruby red, and once poured I got notes of alcohol, cherry and maybe some plum. The first taste, was pretty tart. And a bit odd if Iām being candid. It seemed to avoid most of my palate and gave me some tingling on the sides and tip of my tongue. This is a pretty full-bodied wine and very different from the mixed red, Malbecs and Cabs I usually put down. The alcohol taste was pretty present and it and clearly needed to breath for a while.
After about an hour I gave it another go and it really mellowed out. It was still tart and fruit-forward but much more even and I got more of the spices and undertones of it. Iām confident that coming back to this tomorrow will be even better. Itās clear this is a well-structured and complex wine, that may possibly something that grows on me as I continue to work the bottle.
I rather enjoyed this as it was a new experience in wine for me. Made me think a bit, and thatās not the worst thing in the world. In the end, Iām not sure it has ātable wineā potentialā¦ it may either need to aged a bit more or simply be aerated to enjoy immediately. If I had to guess, this is likely a $30 bottle, so anything below that is likely a deal.
As Captain Hammer once said, āNot my usual, but niceā.
And if anyone gets THAT reference, Iāll be suitably impressed. Happy holidays, happy new year and cheers to you all!
@ACraigL I ā„ Nathan Fillion
@veevandyke faith in humanity restored!
@ACraigL
https://www.google.com/search?q=āNot+my+usual%2C+but+niceā&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS1131US1132&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f8dc6722,vid:5WA61nLdhH8,st:0
Iām presently drinking through a case of their 2019 Morisoli zinfandel. And no, these are not Scott Harvey wines so if that is your wheelhouse stay awayā¦ha! Or if you want to try something different, give 'em a go. Solid pedigree and cred here, alluded to above but among other things Ray was founder and owner of Elyse until sold in 2018.
@kaolis Sorry, Ray not Roy. Typing too fast while watching a Roy Rogers movieā¦
Yāall are just waiting for some pro musings right?tastings.com on the 2019:
88 points. Silver Medal. Highly Recommended. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, loganberry, and baking spice with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-length finish imparting notes of black cherry, red cherry and blackberry, leather, and baking spice with medium, silky tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Exactly what it is supposed to be; a fruit forward, damn good table wine to drink now. 6/8/23
Foursie to SC
fwiw
I like barbera and I have enjoyed Elyse wines in the past but too much wine - as per Kaolis, in for a foursie!
Hi everyone! Jake Coursen here. If you have any questions about the wines I would be happy to answer them!
@JacobFranklin Saw this in the description āOur goal each vintage is to make wines that show the subtle differences of each growing season with the only necessary consistency being the quality and care we take with these wines. We believe great wines are grown in the vineyard and as so we do our best to guide these wines with minimal intervention.ā Itās late but if you can elaborate on how your winemaking works with minimal intervention Iād love to know more.
@GatorFL sure thing! This day in age a lot of producers want to make a BIG wine for big scores which often leads to over ripe grapes that are out of balance regarding pH and acidity. Wines like this need to be adjusted in the cellar after fermentation which requires additions of nutrients, acids and other āstuffā not naturally found in grapes. Weāre rarely focused on brix/ ripeness alone. When deciding to pick grapes, which is our most important decision in wine production, weāre looking for balance with pH, acidity and Brix. When the grapes come to the winery and are in balance we donāt have to āfixāthe wine afterwards. While weāre definitely not ānaturalā winemakers, we do our best to top our barrels often and pull samples for analysis regularly so that we donāt need to add excessive sulfites to keep our wines safe from off odors. We have increased our oak program over the years to add more nuance to the wine, but at the end of the day we want customers to taste the fruit and vineyard. Sorry for any typos, using my phone and cooking dinner!
@JacobFranklin Fantastic answer, thank you so much. In for 4 since I am cases overfull.
@GatorFL @JacobFranklin
outstanding reply; hope to see you back soon!
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