Cabernet Franc Russiz Superiore 2023
The Cabernet Franc from Russiz Superiore is a red wine from Collio with a soft, rich, and refined sip, aged for at least 12 months in oak barrels. It offers aromas of cherry, berries, spices, vegetal notes of bell pepper, and Mediterranean herbs, with a slight toasted finish. On the palate, it displays elegance, class, and breadth, enclosed in a medium intensity body, with soft tannins and pleasant freshness
The Cabernet Franc Russiz Superiore is a red wine endowed with velvety elegance and richness of fruit, a liquid testament to one of the most prestigious wineries in Collio. The names of Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore are undoubtedly among those that have most contributed to enhancing the fame of Collio in the winemaking field, also distinguished by a centuries-old history that began in the second half of the 1800s and has grown to reach the current level of production quality. The unique soil matrix, characterized by the presence of the so-called Ponca, allows the vineyards located in the municipalities of Farra d'Isonzo, San Floriano del Collio, Oslavia, and Cormòns to express their great potential and to obtain wines of unmistakable finesse and stylistic definition, recognized for their high qualitative consistency both in Italy and around the world.
The Cabernet Franc Russiz Superiore is obtained from pure grapes of the homonymous vine, from vineyards located in Capriva del Friuli at altitudes between 80 and 200 meters above sea level, resting on clay-limestone soils.In the vineyard, careful manual selection of the grapes is practiced, which must reach their perfect degree of ripeness, while in the winery, cold maceration, alcoholic fermentation, and aging in small oak barrels for 12 months are carried out, followed by a resting period of 6 months in the bottle.
The Russiz Cabernet Franc fills the glass with its intense and impenetrable ruby hue. Elegant and truly broad olfactory impact, characterized by hints of marasca, blackberry, tomato, and pepper, in an intriguing dialectic between fruity and vegetal parts. On the palate, the liquid reveals itself to be seductive and fascinating, a filling wine endowed with velvety texture and great class. Long on the finish, for this red of remarkable caliber.