Cabernet Franc Kavarna Single Vineyard

Variety 

100% Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2022

Vineyards :

Kavarna, PGU Danube Plain

The vines are 10 years old, located near the town of Kavarna and Cape Kaliakra, in the area of Shablenski vineyards.

The soils are chernozem, intrazonal, humus-carbonate. The exposure is South-Southeast. The altitude is 120 m.

Technology:

The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to the winery.

They are sorted by hand and crushed in small open-top fermenters.

The crushed grapes are cooled and cold-soaked for 7 days. After the cold maceration, the temperature naturally increases and a spontaneous alcoholic fermentation begins. The temperature is controlled in the range of 20-22°С.

Everyday pump-overs, plunging, and stomping help to achieve a gentle extraction.

After fermentation, the grape mash is pressed into Bulgarian oak barrels for aging.

Technical details:

Alcohol - 13 %

Titrable acids - 6.5 g/l

pH - 3.4

Residual sugars - 1 g/l

Aging :

The wine is aged for 8-9 months in Bulgarian barrels on the fine lees. After that, the wine is stored in a stainless steel tank for another 8 months.

It is crafted with minimal intervention and is unfiltered. The appearance of a noble lees is possible.