Viapiana Cabernet Franc 2017

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

Aromas of fresh red fruits, damp earth, vanilla and fennel.

IN MOUTH

Overwhelming, soft tannins with long persistence.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Ruby red color. Aromas of fresh red fruits, damp earth, vanilla and fennel. In mouth, it shows overwhelming, soft tannins with long persistence.

GASTRONOMY

Spicy red meats, medium-intensity cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC. This wine may present some precipitation due to its natural stabilization. To better enjoyment, decant one hour before serving.