DiFabio Estate ‘The Old House’ Cabernet Franc 2004
Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Franc.
Region of Production: McLaren Vale, South Australia
DiFabio Estate
The DiFabio family has a long history of winemaking of Italian origin. Giovanni and Maria DiFabio purchased their first house and 40 acre vineyard in the mid 1960’s. This became the family home for many years, hence today the property is known as ‘The Old House’. The family now owns approximately 140 acres, which are all situated in the McLaren Flat and Blewitt Springs area of the famous McLaren Vale region, SA.
Vineyard
‘The Old House’ vineyard consists of deep sandy, well-drained soils and low yielding old vines. This, together with a moderate climate and traditional vineyard management, consistently produces fruit of high quality and varietal character, with great depth of colour and flavour. The fruit driven characteristics of Cabernet Franc produces a wine that is soft in style, yet full of flavour and elegant in structure.
Wine Making
The wine is made from grapes derived from a single Vineyard – ‘The Old House’ . It is matured for 26 months in small, new, American oak casks.
Tasting Notes
The wine has a deep, dark red colouration, tinged with crimson. It has intense varietal spiced fruit aromas which are coupled by stylish, complex smoky oak. The palate has a powerful fruit driven style, with concentrated, persistent aromas and flavours. The careful integration of varietal fruit and quality oak has produced a palate showing excellent richness, length and complexity, along with a delicate fine-grained, layered profile. Cellaring: This wine will continue to develop with further cellaring.
Technical Information
Viticulturalist: Tony DiFabio
Winemaker: Goe DiFabio
pH: 3.25
Total Acidity: 6.6 grams/litre tartaric acid
Alcohol: 13.5% Vol.
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