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A cheeky ‘chilled red’

With bucket loads of flavour, this Cabernet Franc is best served chilled

Pair it with tomato-based pasta & rich mushroom risotto

Mica Franco Hawke's Bay Cabernet Franc 2023

$35.99p/Btl
6 Btls, $215.94 6 Btls, $187.77
Mica Franco Hawke's Bay Cabernet Franc 2023

Mica Franco Hawke's Bay Cabernet Franc 2023

A cheeky ‘chilled red’...
$35.99p/Btl
6 Btls, $215.94 6 Btls, $187.77

Description

  • French oak
  • Wild strawberries
  • Soft finish
  • Serve chilled

A cheeky ‘chilled red’. Born out of the heartbreaking 2023 vintage in Hawkes Bay, Franco is the lighter, textural iteration of our Howell Vineyard Bridge Pa Cabernet Franc.

Still wishing to support our growers and the region during this difficult time, yet understanding that our ‘house’ style of Cabernet Franc would not suffice, we decided to create a delicious, prettier, chilled version (12%) - ‘Franco’. Garnet in colour. Brimming with notes of earthy wild strawberries. The palate is highly textural, and soft, finishing with bucket loads of flavour and warmth. Serve chilled.

Howell Vineyard, Bridge Pa Hawkes Bay. Red metal soils, densly planted with 27 year old vines at 2315 vines /ha.

A very challenging season. A moderate spring and average temperatures for ripening. Several significant rain events occured toward the end of summer, and the wet conditions continued into Autumn.

The fruit was machine harvested and delivered to the winery. It was destemmed into a small open top fermenter. Once fermentation began, naturally, it was innoculated and plunged twice daily. After fermentation finished it remained on skins for a further week prior to being gently pressed off. It remained in both stainless steel and neutral oak for 8 months and was filtered prior to bottling. Bottled unfined.

 

 

 

Seal

Screw Cap

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Alcohol

12%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

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