Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana IGT - Tenuta Podernovo

Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana IGT - Tenuta PodernovoIn the glass, the organically produced Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana from Tenuta Podernovo reveals a dense purple-red color. With a slight tilt, the red wine glass shows a charming garnet-red hue at the rim. Swirling the glass reveals this red wine’s high viscosity, visible in pronounced church windows on the glass wall. The bouquet of this Tuscan red wine enchants with hints of blackberry jelly and blackcurrant. Pursuing the aromatics further, cocoa appears, enhanced by the influence of oak. The Tenuta Podernovo Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana presents itself wonderfully dry to the wine drinker. This red wine never comes across as coarse or austere, as one might expect in the icon-wine segment. On the palate, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly velvety texture. On the finish, this matured red wine from the Tuscany wine-growing region delights with good length. Once again, hints of blackberry jelly and blackcurrant appear. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the clay-dominated soils join in. Vinification of Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana by Tenuta Podernovo This wine clearly focuses on a single grape variety, namely Cabernet Franc. For this exceptionally powerful varietal wine from Tenuta Podernovo, only impeccable grape material was used. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Tuscany. Here, the vines drive their roots deep into clay soils. Naturally, Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana is also shaped by the climatic and stylistic factors of Toscana IGT. In the truest sense of the word, this Italian can be described as an Old World wine that presents itself in an exceptionally impressive manner. After the harvest, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. There they are selected and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in small oak at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by 30 months of aging in French oak barriques. The maturation in oak barrels is followed by a substantial period of bottle aging, which makes this red wine even more complex. Food recommendation for Auritea of Podernovo Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana by Tenuta Podernovo This red wine from Italy should ideally be enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfectly suited as an accompanying wine to pumpkin casserole, cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables, or chickpea curry.