Well-balanced with smooth tannins & a long finish
Elegant & complex with aromas of ripe black fruits, blackcurrant leaf combined with spice notes
Delicious with rich red meat dishes & hard cheeses
Arrogant Frog Ribet Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019 (France)
Arrogant Frog Ribet Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019 (France)
Description
- Ripe black fruit
- Blackcurrant leaf
- Spice & vanilla
- Smooth tannins
Deep ruby colour in the glass. Elegant and complex with aromas of ripe black fruits, blackcurrant leaf combined with spicy notes such as liquorice and vanilla. Well-balanced with smooth tannins and a long finish.
Soil: clay, limestone and gravels for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep clay, limestone for the Merlot. Age of the vineyard: Cabernet :15 to 25-year-old vines; Merlot:16 to 25-year-old vines. Pruning: Guyot simple. Density of plantation: 4400 plants/ha. Harvest: mechanical at night. Average yield: 55 hl/ha. Elevation: 50-200 m. Climate: Mediterranean with oceanic influences.
Careful selection of the best grapes after a mechanical harvest at night to avoid oxidation and preserve the maximum fruit expression. After destemming of the harvest, each grape variety is vinified separately. Skin contact at 10C for 3 days. 6-day fermentation at 24/26C with daily pumping-over followed by a 15-day maceration for the Cabernet and 12 days for the Merlot in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats (24C max).
Food Pairing: Red meat, cheeses.
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