Ridgeback Cabernet Franc 2022
U pfront blackcurrant with hints of green peppercorn and black olive cradled by elegant, ripe tannin and oak spice on the long mineral finish.
Key ingredients
Cabernet Franc 100%
Food Pairing
The complexity of the Cabernet Franc is ideally paired with game birds such as duck or quail and would do equally well served with veal.
Experience the Essence: Indulge in a Ridgeback Cabernet Franc 2022
Bottle Analysis
TBA
Winemaking
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The selected bunches were destemmed onto the sorting table with moderate crushing retaining a whole berry component of 30% in the fermenter. Great care was taken to remove all stalks.
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The mash was then cold soaked overnight at 12 degrees Celsius for maximum colour extraction.
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Fermentation, using a specific commercial yeast strain, was done in open stainless-steel fermenters at 24-28 degrees Celsius and the ferment lasted 6 days.
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Gentle pumpovers were applied three to four times daily to extract flavour and tannins for structure. Delestage (rack and return) further aided soft tannin extraction.
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The mash was pressed immediately after primary fermentation was completed.
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The wine was then gravity fed to 225l barrels for secondary or Malo-lactic fermentation.
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Maturation in 33% new, 44% second fill and 23% third fill French oak barrels lasted for 15 months and the wine was then lightly filtered prior to bottling.
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