Le Fraghe

2021 Montalto Cabernet Franc

Built for long aging, the wine carries dense but remarkably elegant tannins alongside real depth and structure. Sour cherry, blueberry, violet, and subtle licorice notes unfold slowly in the glass, giving the wine a darker, more layered profile without sacrificing freshness. Feels especially right beside charcoal-grilled meat, something braised for hours, or the sort of aged cheese you keep cutting “one last piece” from.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Bardolino, Veneto

Appellation:  Veneto IGT

Varietal/Blend:  95% Cabernet Franc, 5% Teroldego

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  Produced from fruit grown in the Montalto vineyard in the municipality of Rivoli Veronese in Veneto, where 30-year-old vines grow on south-facing slopes at 190 metres above sea level. Spur-pruned cordon-trained vines are planted at a density of 5,000 vines per hectare.

Cellar: Spontaneous fermentation takes place in 16hl amphora with roughly 20 days on skins and twice-daily cap management. The wine then remains in the amphora for a further 12 months before bottling unfiltered.

CSPC:  149763

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

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Le Fraghe
2021 Montalto Cabernet Franc

Region:  Bardolino, Veneto

Appellation:  Veneto IGT

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Built for long aging, the wine carries dense but remarkably elegant tannins alongside real depth and structure. Sour cherry, blueberry, violet, and subtle licorice notes unfold slowly in the glass, giving the wine a darker, more layered profile without sacrificing freshness. Feels especially right beside charcoal-grilled meat, something braised for hours, or the sort of aged cheese you keep cutting “one last piece” from.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  95% Cabernet Franc, 5% Teroldego

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  Produced from fruit grown in the Montalto vineyard in the municipality of Rivoli Veronese in Veneto, where 30-year-old vines grow on south-facing slopes at 190 metres above sea level. Spur-pruned cordon-trained vines are planted at a density of 5,000 vines per hectare.

Cellar: Spontaneous fermentation takes place in 16hl amphora with roughly 20 days on skins and twice-daily cap management. The wine then remains in the amphora for a further 12 months before bottling unfiltered.

CSPC:  149763

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Bardolino, Veneto

Appellation:  Veneto IGT

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Varietal/Blend:  95% Cabernet Franc, 5% Teroldego

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  149763

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Rajat Parr & Sashi Moorman in the vineyard

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

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306-290-0277

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