SATO La Ferme de Sato Sous Bois Cabernet Franc 2021

Vineyard

Sato Pisa Vineyard

Soil

Alluvial, sandy or silt loam with schist and quartz gravel

Varietal

Cabernet Franc

Viticulture

No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertiliser used

Harvest

Hand-picked. 24 April 2021. 35 hl/ha

Vinification

Natural yeast fermentation. All destemmed. 26 days on skins. No additives except for 15 mg/L sulphites before bottling.

Maturation

17 months in old French oak barrels. 

Bottling

8 November 2022 without fining or filtration. 1176 bottles produced