Szenta-Hegyi Cabernet Franc, 2019

A refined and stylish Cabernet franc from our best terroir, which was named after St. Anna. It was awarded 91 points by James Suckling.

  • Winery: Takler Wine Estate
  • Vintage: 2019
  • Cellaring potential: 15 years
  • Number of Bottles Produced: 7 000
  • Number of Bottles Available: 7 000
  • Alcohol: 15,0 %
  • Total Acidity: 5.3 g/l
  • Residual Sugar: 0.9 g/l
  • Dry Extract: 30,6 g/l
  • Size of Bottle: 0,75 liter
  • Wine District: Szekszárd
  • Wine Region: Pannon
  • Wine District: Szekszárd
  • Wine Type: oak-aged red,
  • Sweetness level: dry,
  • Viticulture: Traditional
  • PDO, PGI, wines without GI: OEM premium
  • Grape variety/varieties (in %): 100% Cabernet franc
  • Number of NÉBIH certificate: LAIJ
  • Bottle closure custom: Plastic cork
  • Brief description of viticulture, fermentation, vinification and maturation: Viticulture: 3,500 vines/ha, Guyot training system, strict yield control - 1.0 kg/vine. Harvest: by hand. Fermentation: in stainless steel Taucher tanks with temperature control, cultured yeast fermentation, gentle maceration, 10-12 days of skin contact. Maturation: 85% in second and third filled, 15% in new Hungarian and partly French 500 litre oak barrels for 14 months.
  • Special remarks on the wine: A perfectly balanced, well-structured and complex wine that shows the refined face of this variety thanks to the outstanding terroir.