Ca'Vernet

A single vineyard wine: the expression of Cabernets at Mas Vernet

The wine
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
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

The wine