Cabernet Franc - 2021 - Valentin Desloges

First vintage for this cuvée, Valentin has taken over more plots of Cabernet Franc on the right bank of the Cher Valley, where the soil is calcareous with sand and flint, light soils so the roots can grow directly towards the bedrock. Hand-harvesting and natural vinification: 2021 was not a hot vintage with high ripeness, so 95% of the grapes were destemmed, leaving only a few bunches at the bottom of the vat. Aged in barrels for 12 months, then bottled on the estate with sensible use of sulfites.