Čuvar Iris Collection Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022

An approachable red fruit driven medium bodied red wine. The Merlot sets up the palate with ripeness and structure while the Cabernet Franc compliments with sweet dried basil notes.

The varieties were Handpicked, destemmed into vessels and fermented separately. Gentle pump overs at varying times depending on the fermentation cycle extracted the ripe firm tannins. Natural yeast was used on 30% of the wine with added yeast on the remainder. Once the fermentation had completed the wines were pressed off to French barriques for a 10-month duration where they underwent natural malolactic fermentation.