Cabernet Franc Antica

- Producer
- Domaine Cornulus SA (Stéphane Reynard & Dany Varone)
- Colour
- Red
- Last seen vintage
- 2024
- Grape varieties
- Cabernet Franc
- Origin
- AOC Valais, Valais, Switzerland
- Indicative price
- 43.00 CHF(no guarantee)
The grapes come from three calcareous vineyard sites in Tricrêtes, in the municipalities of Sion and Conthey; merchant information additionally mentions schist as a soil type. The grapes are hand-picked. The wine matures for twelve months, partly in new and used barriques. It is fermented with indigenous yeasts. The nose reveals minerality, sweet spices, graphite and dark chocolate. The palate is dense and powerful, with firm tannic structure, moderate acidity and a mineral finish.
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