Malatinszky, Cabernet Franc "Noblesse" Villány, Hungary 2016

The year of 2015 brought an extraordinary vintage-year to Malatinszky Kuria Organic Wine Estate. The result of the endless sunshine and the work of the thoughtful winegrower is this Noblesse Cabernet Sauvignon. It was made from free run juice and aged in oaky barrel for 12 months. The wine represents all the beauty that we can expect from the varietal.

Csaba Malatinszky was a major force in the revitalization of the Villány wine region in the 1990s, after the fall of communism. The region is now world-famous for its fuller-bodied reds, and Malatinszky's "Noblesse" estate selection Cabernet Sauvignon from 2015 is a great example of this.

Deep ruby color. Violets and plum jam dominate on the nose, with cedar and coffee. Red strawberries and raspberries, white pepper and rosewater on the palate. Clean, vividly powerful, and silky. Tannic and rich. Made from free run juice only. Fermentation with native yeasts, and aged in new and second-use 500 L Hungarian oak for 12 months. Unfiltered and unfined, certified organic and vegan.