Designo Cabernet Franc 2022
Art. # 5819100% Cabernet Franc
The vineyard area of 7 decares is located in the land of the village of Harsovo, Melnik, and the average age of the vines is nearly 30 years. Their deep root system helps supply the vines with minerals and trace elements, which invariably reflects on the structure of the resulting wine. Biodynamic viticulture is practiced, which further contributes to the strongly expressed terroir in the profile of the wine. The soils are reddish and clayey, and the climate is warm, Mediterranean, thanks to the air currents coming from the Aegean Sea. In the evening, cooler currents descend from the surrounding mountains, resulting in greater diurnal amplitudes, which facilitates the slow and gradual ripening of the grapes.
The harvest was carried out on September 28, by hand, allowing the selection to start right in the vineyards. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel containers, and after completion, the wine continues its development for 1 year in 400-liter French oak barrels, second and third filling. Disegno is a limited batch of 2660 bottles of 0.75l.
The wine has an intense ruby color, a relatively neutral nose, but gradually reveals exceptional depth and potential with notes of overripe black fruits, ink, black olive, moss, rosemary, and chocolate. These sensations are also carried over to the taste, which is complex, and the tannin structure is powerful. The body is dense with a long finish.
We recommend that the wine be opened after at least another year. It has potential for aging in the bottle.
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