Cabernet Franc

Root vegetables & Chicken Roast.

Grapes are selected from two plots with soils of calcareous clay and loam, at an altitude of 350 to 400 meters above sea level. The vines of an average age of 18 years, are planted at a density of 4500-5000 vines per hectare and trained in the Cordon method.

After malolactic fermentation the wine of about 14.5% alcohol matures for 18 months in 228L small French oak barrels.

The grapes are berry selected on sorting tables before whole berries are fermented in stainless steel and concrete tanks at 30o C for 3 weeks on the skins.

Chamonix is a Franschhoek wine estate set against the Mont Rochelle mountain, with vineyards planted to classic French varieties and shaped by cool breezes and stony clay-rich soils. Known for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, the estate produces mountain-influenced wines with freshness, structure and clear Franschhoek character.