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A single vineyard wine: the expression of Cabernets at Mas Vernet
The wine |
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Vintage | 2018 |
Varieties | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon |
Harvest | Picked by hand in boxes in early October |
Winemaking | In stainless steel, with long macerations and frequent pumping-over. |
Ageing | 24 months in 3000 litre French oak "Botti" |
Notes | Concentrated garnet red; intense nose of spicy black fruit; in the mouth it is full bodied with a silky sweet tannin, well balanced with a long finish. |
Alcohol | 14% vol. |
The vineyards |
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Location | Finca Mas Vernet |
Soils | Panal: quaternary fossil dunes with a silty texture, calcareous |
Altitude | 350m |
Density | Trained vines with a density of 4200 plants/ha |
Management | Cover crops planted in alternate rows, vines ploughed mechanically, green pruning and crop thinning for qualitative and quantitative reasons. |
Yield | 5000 kg/ha |