Cabernet Franc "Jean"

Südtirol DOC 

Riserva

Grape variety

Cabernet Franc

Location and soil

Flat, sunny location in Kardaun with skeletal soils of quartz and porphyry 200m.a.s.l.

Training system

Spur with cone pruning 9.500 vines/ha

Harvest period

Beginning of November

Management

Close to nature, a lot of manual work and very little use of machinery

Vinification

Destemming, traditional mash fermentation in big wood barrels with fermentation temperature control; subsequent racking and malolactic fermentation in barrique barrels, where it matures for a further 12 months; then 6 months storage in stainless steel barrels and 3 months bottle ageing.

Characteristics

When poured into the glass, it impresses with its bright ruby red color and its fine, soft aroma of dark forest fruits, chocolate and tobacco notes. Its fullness and soft tannins give it a

 long-lasting finish with great drinking pleasure.

Food recommendations

It goes very well with game, as well as any other type of dark meat, hard cheese and cold cuts.