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Il Caberlot 2017
Tuscany, ItalyOne of the rarest wines in Tuscany, the secluded hilltop estate of Podere Il Carnasciale, in the mountains of southern Chianti’s Valdarno region, is the only vineyard to cultivate Caberlot. The grape is a genetic mutation of cabernet franc, with distinct characteristics of merlot. It was discovered in Veneto by Remigo Bordini, and planted in conjunction with Bettina and Wolf Rogosky at the Tuscan estate in 1986, with the aim of producing something entirely different from the Chianti of the time. This low intervention, organic-focused red certainly shares characteristics of cabernet franc, and merlot. There's an herbal branchy note imbued with plush plum, wild cherry, downy blackberry, worked leather, on a structural palate, bound by fine, firm, dark cocoa dusted tannins, kissed with balsamic and finishing with a rasp of peppercorn. This aged in French fûts and barriques, 60% new, for 22 months, and was racked only once prior to bottling unfiltered. The wine, bottled primarily in magnums (2500 in this vintage), rests an additional 18 months prior to release. Drinking beautifully now, indiciative of the warm and generous 2017 vintage.Tasted: 01 February 2022Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $457.95 | 1500ml | private order |
Grape: Caberlot
