Vigna San Francesco Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 DOC Sicily - Tasca d'Almerita Tenuta Regaleali

A historic wine from the Tasca d'Almerita winery, Vigna San Francesco

HISTORY

Vigna San Francesco was born in the Regaleali estate, the most historic estate of the Tasca d'Almerita winery.

It is a Sicilian white wine with great historicity, which comes from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and which ages in large barriques for 18 months.

A very powerful and very fresh wine.

PRIZES

It is a bottle which, like almost all the wines of the Tasca d'Almerita winery, boasts many and varied awards, including several Gold Medals at the China Wine Challenge, various Crowns from Good Wines of Italy, 3 glasses of Gambero Rosso, always very high marks from the various James Suckling, Doctor Wine, Robert Parker, The Winehunter.

The vintage we currently have available boasts:

2019 ROBERT PARKER 94/100

2019 JAMES SUCKLING 95/100

2019 FALSTAFF 95/100

2019 VINOUS 94/100

2019 WINE SPECTATOR 90/100

DATA SHEET

VARIETIES: Cabernet Sauvignon

NAME: Rosso Sicilia DOC

WINE GROWING AREA: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily

VINEYARDS: San Francesco of 9 hectares

YEAR OF PLANT: 1985

EXPOSURE: South/East

Training system: espalier

Type of pruning: spur

Stock density per ha: 3,490

Grape yield per hectare: 90 quintals

Harvest period: 21 September 2019

Fermentation: traditional in red in stainless steel tanks

Fermentation temperature: 20-28°C

Duration in contact with the skins: 20 days

Malolactic fermentation: completely carried out

Aging: in 225 liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 100% new for 18 months

Alcohol content: 14% Vol.

Analytical data of the wine: pH 3.60 – AT 4.91 g/l – ZR 0.8 g/l – ET 32.40 g/l

Contains sulfites