Sabar Cabernet Franc 2021
Type of wine: Dry, red
Grape varieties: Cabernet Franc
Alcohol: 13.5 g/L
Acidity: 6.9 g/L
Residual sugar: 0.7 g/L
Extract: 26.2 g/L
Terroir, vineyard: The grape came from the west slopes of Sabar hill, planted in 2014. The soil contains more loess, clay and sand, it is less stony (unlike the typical vineyards in Badacsony wine region).
Technology: Harvested by hand on 29 September. After destemming the must fermented in 10 hL plastic vats with selected yeast. Soaking and maceration for 4 weeks, then pressing. Half of the wine aged in stainless steel, while the other half matured in barrique (Hungarian, Austrian and French, various age) for 9 months. Bottled on 29 July 2022. Unfiltered.
Serving temperature: 13–14°C
Bottled quantity: 1255 bottles
Cellar webshop retail price: 4100 HUF / 10–11 EUR