domaine tetta
Niimi, Okayama

Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Type: Red
Style: Dry, medium-bodied
Colour: Medium garnet
Alcohol: 13%
Wild yeast: Yes
Any added sulphites: No
Filtered: Yes (coarse filter)
Serving temperature: 16°C
Production: 732 bottles
Please store in a cool, dark place.

Tasting notes
Blackberries, cassis, cooked cherry, dried flowers, leather, a hint of wet stone. Good balance of acidity and tannins.

Food pairing
Tomato sauce, blue cheese, slowly roasted or stewed vegetables, black olives, yakitori (with salty-sweet soy sauce)

Winemaking
Early harvested Cabernet Franc from three-nine years old vines fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks without crushing. After eight months in three-year-old wooden barrels, the wine was filtered with a coarse filter (75µ) and bottled. No added sugar, acid or fining. Named 'Printemps' ('Spring' in French), after the green grass that grows in the warmth of the sun after a long winter. The aroma is modest, but the taste is well structured.