100% Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: 40+ years from a single vineyard bearing the same name & located in the home village of Varrains.
Yields are 30hl/hectare.
Maceration time before press: one month
Aged in barrel for 15 months and meant for drinking over 3-15 years.
Gobs of dark red fruit (think plums, blackberries and the like) with some vanilla & spice notes from barrel influence. Tannins are ripe but elegant and have no green edges, as can be the case with this varietal. Their is good lift and elegance to the mouthfeel with nice acidity and a gritty texture that is particularly food-friendly. This is a more powerful and thicker wine than others from this fine producer, showing darker and riper fruit aromatics. Truly a drink now or age for later wine, it shows well out of the blocks but will age gracefully for years to come. Very limited production.