France, Saumur-Champigny AOC
Cabernet Franc
Description
Vineyard : certified Organic (EcoCert) 2013 Yield : 40Hl/Ha Vineyard and Soils : tillage, cover crop between rows Winemaking : Entirely manual harvest in small (25Kg) boxes, sorted on the vines then again the in the cellar for optimum selection before winemaking. 100% de-stemming. Fermentation in temperature controlled stainless vats using pied de cuve (yeast inoculation) to avoid using sulfur during ferment. Ferment finished at 24° to maintain elegance. 10 days maceration followed by 5-months aging in stainless vats, on the fine lees, and with no additional sulfites. Clarification and light filtration as needed, followed by light sulfiting at bottling.
Certificates
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
{0} g/l residual sugar
Vineyard
Chaintres
