Cabernet Franc "Fernand Cina"

Description (detail)

This Cabernet offers a typical aroma that gives it a beautiful personality. It is characterized by light notes of various spices and the scents of paprika and coffee, which come together in the mouth to create a complex interplay of nuances.

Red wine
Prozent
13.5
Option 1: Beschrieb
75cl
Option 1: Jahrgang
2023
Option 1: Preis
CHF 67

Matching mood

sensual & profound

Characteristics

Aromen (Nase)
Peppery, fruity
Aromen (Mund)
Blackberries, rich, wild berries, paprika, slight mocha note
Aromatic & fruity
Dry
Oak barrel
Pure-sorted
Beef
Barbecue
1-10 years

Words from the winemaker

What Manfred and Damian say about this wine

You should definitely try this wine, as the harvest is limited to 800g/m². It is then stored in oak barrels for 10 months for optimum ageing.

Our story

What connects us with this winery...

We simply love drinking wine from the Cina brothers. Every one we've tasted so far... ;-) But not only that, we have also had many good conversations and we share the same attitude: "Only those who trust their visions can change reality. Because visions are what move us forward." And as luck would have it, we remodelled our restaurant and they remodelled their wine cellar at virtually the same time - during Corona, in 2020. If you haven't seen the cellar yet, it's definitely worth a visit!

Fernand Cina SA

Hard-working and complementary are the adjectives used to describe the brothers Cina, Manfred and Damian. Both studied viticulture and oenology, but above all learned the trade. From a very young age with their parents Fernand & Rose-Marie, Saturdays were spent in the vineyard rather than on the football pitch with friends. Despite the hard work, Manfred and Damian saw the great development potential of their father's business early on and rightly envisioned a promising future.

The Cina brothers have been working in their business for more than 30 years, surrounded by a meticulous and enthusiastic team. Their motives? Always one step ahead, producing excellent wines, developing innovative grape varieties in Valais, being positive and, above all, close to the customer. The winery is known for its diverse range of specialties. They cultivate an exceptionally large number of grape varieties on 20 hectares of their own vineyards, which enables them to offer around 40 different wines.

In their work in the vineyard, they focus on natural and quality-oriented care of the vines. The work in the vines is the most important activity in the annual calendar and forms the basic building block for high-quality wine. From the vine to vinification and bottling, the two brothers cultivate the wine with great dedication. Wine production is far more than just a job for them, it is a passion and a pleasure for both of them to marvel at this phenomenon every year and to be a part of it.

Cabernet Franc

«Frugal globetrotter»

Cabernet Franc is not as widespread as the better-known Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is more frugal in terms of climatic requirements. To this day, it is one of the six grape varieties that may be used for red wines in Bordeaux (the other varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot). Cabernet Franc is a popular blending wine, especially in France and Italy. Compared to Cabernet Sauvignon, the tannin content is lower, the wines have significantly less astringency and are therefore drinkable younger.

The grape variety Cabernet Franc is known as the forefather of Cabernets - especially Cabernet Sauvignon, which is a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. But the grape variety Merlot also descends in part from the Cabernet Franc. The other part leads to the Magdeleine Noire des Charentes, a grape variety that is probably extinct today.

Cabernet Franc is vinified into pleasant, juicy red wines with good body, which bring an exceptional taste experience. Cabernet Franc is known for its typical raspberry aroma. In addition, aromas of currant leaves as well as strawberries, liquorice and violets are often found in the red wines of this grape variety.

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