{"product_id":"mica-franco-cabernet-franc-hawkes-bay-2023","title":"Mica 'Franco' Cabernet Franc Hawkes Bay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cheeky ‘chilled red’. Born out of the heartbreaking 2023 vintage in Hawkes Bay, Franco is the lighter, textural iteration of our Howell Vineyard Bridge Pa Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill wishing to support our growers and the region during this difficult time, yet understanding that our ‘house’ style of Cabernet Franc would not suffice, we decided to create a delicious, prettier, chilled version (12%) - ‘Franco’. Garnet in colour. Brimming with notes of earthy wild strawberries. The palate is highly textural, and soft, finishing with bucket loads of flavour and warmth. Serve chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowell Vineyard, Bridge Pa Hawkes Bay. Red metal soils, densly planted with 27 year old vines at 2315 vines \/ha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA very challenging season. A moderate spring and average temperatures for ripening. Several significant rain events occured toward the end of summer, and the wet conditions continued into Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was machine harvested and delivered to the winery. It was destemmed into a small open top fermenter. Once fermentation began, naturally, it was innoculated and plunged twice daily. After fermentation finished it remained on skins for a further week prior to being gently pressed off. It remained in both stainless steel and neutral oak for 8 months and was filtered prior to bottling. Bottled unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liquor Mart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43055211151449,"sku":"45626","price":18.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/4629\/files\/Mica_20Franco.png?v=1770929441","url":"https:\/\/liquormart.co.nz\/products\/mica-franco-cabernet-franc-hawkes-bay-2023","provider":"Liquor Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}