WINE | Viapiana Cabernet Franc 2017 |
REGION | Altos Montes – Flores da Cunha – RS – Brazil |
GRAPES | Cabernet Franc |
VINTAGE | 2017 |
BATCH | 2.086 Bordeaux bottles |
OENOLOGIST | Elton Viapiana |
AGING | 12 months in French and American oak barrels |
YIELD | 6.000 Kg/hectare |
ELABORATION | Manual, selective harvest during the morning. Passes through a cold chamber at 8ºC for 12 hours. New selection of grapes, destemming and crushing. Natural fermentation – with indigenous yeasts at 26ºC. During alcoholic fermentation, a manual reassembling followed by a daily delestage starting on the third day of fermentation. Completed the spontaneous malolactic fermentation. |
ALCOHOLIC GRADUATION | 13,0% |
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION | 24 days |
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE | 28ºC |
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION | 100% |
RESIDUAL SUGAR | 2.6 g/L |
TOTAL ACIDITY | 5.66 g/L |
Aromas of fresh red fruits, damp earth, vanilla and fennel.
Overwhelming, soft tannins with long persistence.
Ruby red color. Aromas of fresh red fruits, damp earth, vanilla and fennel. In mouth, it shows overwhelming, soft tannins with long persistence.
Spicy red meats, medium-intensity cheeses.
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC. This wine may present some precipitation due to its natural stabilization. To better enjoyment, decant one hour before serving.