Cabernet Franc

VINEYARD
Grape: red
Variety: Cabernet Franc 100%
Production area: Carboncine
Municipality: Roncade - Italy
Year of plantation: 2000
Planting density: 5,000 vines per hectare
Yield: 10,000 kg/ha
Yield per plant: 2.00 kg/vine
Plant spacing: 2.50 x 0.80
Size: 4.00 ha
Growing system: spurred cordon
Soil type: clay (50-60%) with “caranto” (compact calcareous mud layer), alkaline
Harvesting period: second ten days in September
Harvesting: by hand

VINIFICATION
Transportation of the grapes by vibrating conveyor and belt to the destalking machine and to vinification tank
Fermentation vat: Ganimede stainless steel vinification tank, which allows gentle pumping over without using mechanical parts
Maceration on the skins: 10/12 days combined with gentle délestage and foulage
Fermentation temperature: 26/28°C
Yeasts: selected
Malolactic fermentation: total
Maturation: 6 months in stainless steel tanks until fining has taken place naturally
Bottling: March 2008
Bottle aging: 30 days

TECHNICAL DATA
Name: Cabernet Franc IGT Marca Trevigiana 2007
Alcohol by volume: 13.20 %.
Total acidity: 5.00 g/l.
pH: 3.60

TASTING
Serving temperature: 18/20°C
Colour: ruby red with purple tinges.
Nose: intense, fresh, sweet, wood berries in which cherry jam predominates. Elegant floral component with hints of violet, finishing with a slight, delicate note of pepper.
Palate: smooth, fresh, with balanced acidity and good sapidity. Medium-bodied wine with a distinct note of tannin and a dry, persistent finish.
In the kitchen: it is recommended with all red meat, grilled and roasted. It combines happily with jugged hare, stewed wild boar and hard cheeses. It is often paired to fresh salami cooked with vinegar and onion.