2020 VDF - Babiole
2020 VDF - Babiole
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Picked from the same parcel on the same day as Bibelot (and featuring the free-run juice from that cuvée). Corentin’s experiment for something with a bit more matter and substance, beautifully executed.
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Cuvée: Babiole
Style: Still
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Franc
Colour: Red
Vintage: 2020
ABV: 14 %
Winemaking: Hand-harvested Cab Franc. A portion of the wine sees a 19 day whole-bunch maceration in fibreglass. Free-run juice from this maceration is combined in an old barrel with free-run juice from the Bibelot maceration (10 days, Cab Franc). An slow, overnight basket-press for the remainder, in fibreglass for 8 months. Assembled and bottled in late spring with no additions.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Sand and schist