Judean Heights Cabernet Franc

Winery:

HEVRON HEIGHTS WINERY 

Vintage: 2023

Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Franc

Soil Type: Clay-limestone soil

Age of Grapevine: 15 years

Altitude: 650m

Vineyard Orientation: Southeast (Judean Heights)

Cultivation Method: Traditional cultivation, manual harvest

Yeast: Selected yeast

Maceration: Cold maceration for two days before fermentation, 10 days of fermentation,

one week of post-fermentation maceration

Alcoholic Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, 6000-9000 liters capacity per tank

Malolactic Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, 6000-12000 liters capacity per tank

SO2 Addition: After malolactic fermentation

Aging: Aged in French oak barrels for 12 months, 30% new oak barrels, 70% used barrels (used for two different wines) Alcohol Content: 13.0%

Bottling Date: December 2024

Wine Description: This wine has rich and concentrated flavors of ripe red berries,

sweet spices and black pepper, transitioning to subtle hints of coffee and vanilla.

Open and decant one hour prior to drinking.

 

VINTAGE - 2023

VINE VARIETY – 100% Cabernet Franc

TYPE OF SOIL - Clay-limestone soil

AGE OF THE GRAPEVINE - 15 years

ALTITUDE – 650 m

DIRECTION OF VINEYARD – South East (Judean Heights)

AGRICULTURE METHODE - Conventional. Manual Harvest.

YEAST - selection

MACERATION – Cold Maceration before fermentation two days, fermentation 10 days, maceration post fermentation one week.

ALCOHOL FERMENTATION – stainless tanks from 6000-9000 liters per tank

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION - stainless tanks from 6000-12000 liters per tank

USING SO2 – after malolactic fermentation

AGING - French oak barrels aging for 12 months, 30% new oak barrels, 70% barrels of two wines.

ALC. - 13.0 %

DATE OF BOTTLING – 12/2024

DESCRIBTION OF THE WINE - This wine offers rich and concentrated flavors of ripe red berries, sweet spices and black pepper give way to hints of coffee and vanilla.

Open and decant an hour prior to drinking.