Winery Michael FlorentinoCabernet Franc
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The Cabernet Franc of the Winery Michael Florentino is in the top 0 of wines of Yakima Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michael Florentino's Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Araignan
Simple, fresh whites with a pale golden robe, supple palate with moderate acidity, showing understated citrus and white flower aromas. Discreet rustic Béarnais profile. Now almost extinct, preserved in a few heritage plots of Béarn and studied for its ampelographic and historical interest. White French autochtone variety from the South-West, in Béarn, very rare.
Informations about the Winery Michael Florentino
The Winery Michael Florentino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Dosing liqueur (champagne)
Also known as liqueur d'expédition, a solution made up of wine and sugar added to champagne after disgorgement and which determines the type of wine: extra-brut, brut, extra-dry, dry, demi-sec.
