Cabernet Franc Tsonevo Single Vineyard

Variety

100% Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2023

Vineyards :

Tsonevo village, Dulgopol municipality, Varna region, PGU Danube Plain

Лозята са 12-годишни, разположени между два язовира – Цонево и Елешница.

The soils are leached cinnamon forest and alluvial, the exposure is South-Southeast.

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.

Ронканото грозде се охлажда и настойва 7 дни. След студената мацерация, температурата се повишава естествено и започва спонтанна ферментация, която се контролира в граници от 25-28°C.

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 – 14 %

Titratable acids - 5 g/l

pH – 3.6

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.