Castelvecchio - Cabernet Franc Carso

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Castelvecchio Cabernet Franc Carso - 2021

27.40 $

Cabernet Franc di Castelvecchio is a red born near the Isonzo, aged two years both in French oak barriques and in large barrels. It has inviting herbaceous hints of the Mediterranean scrub, sage and bay leaf, pepper and tomato, black pepper, cinnamon and tobacco. The sip is fresh, particularly and pleasantly savory, with a long persistence and a good taste-olfactory consistency, which also refers to tobacco and wet earth.

FEATURES
Name
Carso DOC
Vines
Cabernet Franc 100%
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
Gradation
13.0%
Format
75 cl. Bottle
Vineyards
Located in a natural park of the Karst, on limestone rock and red earth rich in minerals, caressed by La Bora, with a climate characterized by strong temperature variations
Vinification
Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks conducted by indigenous yeasts
Refinement
24 months in French or Californian oak barriques and large Slavonian oak barrels
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Decanter
2016
92/100
Bibenda
2016
Red shrimp
2016
2/3
Veronelli
2016
87/100
TO ENJOY IT AT THE BEST
Service temp
16-18 ° C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we advise you to let the wine 'breathe' at least 15-30 minutes before serving
Glass
Medium opening glass
Medium opening glass
Ideal for light and medium-bodied red wines, which do not need oxygenation to open. The opening slightly narrower than the body of the glass favors the concentration of aromas towards the nose, enhancing the perception of aromas and limiting their dispersion

When to drink

Evolves
Perfect wine to drink immediately, but can evolve well if kept in the cellar

You can easily leave it in the cellar for over 5 years

DESCRIPTION OF CABERNET FRANC
Cabernet Franc di Castelvecchio is a red wine in which the typical notes of the varietal, the herbaceous ones, gradually fade towards ethereal and composite tones. A linear and classic label, in which the starting grape is respected in its integrity, and the aging of the wood is therefore limited to increasing its personality without ever covering its soul. On the table it finds its gastronomic consecration in combination with a land menu: try it with recipes based on game and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Cabernet Franc comes from the grapes of the vine of the same name, grown in different areas within the Karst National Park. We are in a particular terroir, characterized by a subsoil of limestone and red earth rich in minerals, on which the typical Bora wind blows, responsible for the strong temperature variations between day and night. The bunches, once the harvesting phase is over, are de-stemmed, and the berries start to be gently pressed. The must obtained spontaneously ferments - thanks to the presence of indigenous yeasts - in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then transferred for final aging in French or Californian oak barrels and in large Slavonian oak barrels for a total of 24 months.

Cabernet Franc Castelvecchio presents itself to the eye with a typically ruby color, characterized by a particular brilliance. The typical herbaceous note of the varietal spreads persistently on the nose, enriched in its evolution by more tertiary touches. On the palate it is of excellent structure, with a round and wide sip, concentrated and developed on a gentle tannic texture, of great softness. A generous, maliciously captivating label, capable, year after year, of winning the critics of the main national trade magazines.

Intense bright ruby red color
Scent Herbaceous notes of sage, mint, musk, hints of tomato, chocolate and cinnamon
Taste Full, full-bodied, of good intensity, velvety, with caressing tannins

Manufacturer: Castelvecchio

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