Casa Bascalia - Pinot Franc

 

Brand: Basavin & Co
Range: Casa Bascalia
Grape: Pinot Franc

This red wine, deliciously fermented from the Pinot Franc grape, is one of a series of dry wines in the exceptional range of quality wines. The wine is fermented from a two stage process of collection and sorting of exclusively intact grapes. Temperature control during the fermentation period and the aging in pure, French oak barrels has ensured the production of an exceptional wine and is the company’s proudest edition.

An excellent and rather unique wine with complex occurring notes of plum, blackcurrant, cedar, chocolate and tobacco.

Type of grape:
100% Pinot Franc

Origin of grape:
Steppe Budzhakskaya between Romanovca and Bascalia

Grape age:
Average of 25 years.

Height of grape:
Plantings 50-150м above sea level.

Soil and climatic conditions:
Characteristic chernozems, rich in carbonates. A climate that is continental - with the gentle influence of the Black sea (75км)

Production Methods:
Vendange Manuelle; the fruit is hand picked to ensure only the ripest and healthiest grapes are used, the wine is developed using traditional technology to control the temperature of fermentation (16-18 оC). The wine is developed using traditional technology with the control of temperature during fermentation (no more than 30оC). Daily mixing takes place for up to 14 days.

Crop on hectare:
4000 kg.

Matured:
Wine is maintained for 12 months in flanks made of French oak. After pouring, the wine is stored for 3 months in bottles prior to being offered to the market.