2015 Ovid Hexameter

Pure perfection in the glass, the 2015 Hexameter is a monument to Cabernet Franc (the blend is 65% Cabernet Franc, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot) that offers extraordinary complexity and nuance backed up by a jaw-dropping textural richness and depth. Notes of crème de cassis, black raspberries, crushed violets, incense, and spring flowers notes all flow to a full-bodied red that has perfect balance, a multi-dimensional, layered texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It’s a heavenly wine that has another 2+ decades of prime drinking ahead of it.

Made up of 65% Cabernet Franc, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Hexameter delivers fresh blackberries, mulberries and red plums with nuances of black tea, potpourri, Chinese five spice and pencil shavings plus a touch of crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers layer upon layer of savory flavors and a rock-solid, grainy backbone, finishing with fantastic perfume and freshness.

The 2015 Hexameter, Ovid's Cabernet Franc-based wine, exudes all the purity of fruit and overall freshness that makes Franc on Pritchard Hill so alluring. Racy and nuanced to its core, the Hexameter also points to a house style that increasingly seeks finesse rather than power alone, as was more typical in the early days. This fleshy, voluptuous wine will drink well right out of the gate. I loved it.