Lo-Fi - Coquelicot Cabernet Franc 2019
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Lo-Fi - Santa Barbara County Cabernet Franc 2019
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Lo-Fi - Santa Barbara County Cabernet Franc 2019
| Winery | Lo-Fi Wines |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Cabernet Franc |
| Farming Practices | CCOF certified organic |
| Soils | Chamis Shaley Loam |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 2014 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | 100% de-stemmed / twice-daily pump-overs / pressed after 2 weeks / settled over night / racked to barrel |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | full malolactic fermentation by naturally occurring bacteria |
| Maturation | 10 months in neutral, 228L French oak barriques |
| Sulfur | total of 20 ppm SOs added at bottling |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 12.5% |
--------THE PRODUCER--------
Lo Fi
Lo-Fi is a partnership between two lifelong friends who believe in hand crafted honest wines that are made for every day drinking. Wines to be enjoyed not to be collected. Easy drinking lower alcohol wines made to pair well with all types of foods, from pizza to paté.
They believe in neutral barrels, native yeasts, little to no sulfur additions, and no adjustment of pH. They love whole cluster fermentation. They adore carbonic maceration . They embrace a nothing added, nothing taken away philosophy that gives birth to wines that are young, vibrant and alive.
They believe in neutral barrels, native yeasts, little to no sulfur additions, and no adjustment of pH. They love whole cluster fermentation. They adore carbonic maceration . They embrace a nothing added, nothing taken away philosophy that gives birth to wines that are young, vibrant and alive.
--------THE REGION--------
California
California is the United States of America's largest and most important wine region. It produces 90% of the USA's total production - with the fair majority of that being red wines. Since it is 'always sunny in California' it is the perfect region to grow red grapes that need a lot of heat to ripen up. This has led to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and an Italian grape varietal: Primitivo (Californian's call it Zinfandel) being the most important red grapes. Chardonnay is the leading white followed by Sauvignon Blanc.
