Cabernet Franc Barrel Selection 2014 Viticulture Cultivar Rootstock Planted Row direction Plant density Soil type Trellis system Pruning Irrigation Picking date Grape sugar Acidity pH at harvest
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Winemaking Bunch and berry sorting Crushing and destemming Pump overs Cold soak Yeast Fermentation temperature Wood maturation
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By hand Delicate processing 3 times per day 3 days Innoculated max 28˚C 25 months in 300L French oak barrels, 25% new
Wine Analysis Alcohol % pH Total acidity RS
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13% 3.5 5.5g/l 2.4g/l
: Cabernet Franc, CF623B 101-14 2004 NW / SE 2222 vines / ha Oakleaf and Dundee VSP – 3 wire 2 bud spurs Supplementary drip 10-03-2012 24.5o B 5.0 g/l 3.4
Tasting Notes The fragrance of the wine is an exotic mixture of spice, red fruit and meat. On palate the wine shows finesse and elegance with integrated, dry tannins, an attractive saltiness and crisp minerality. A well defined, medium bodied wine with great class.