2020 Le Monde Cabernet Franc

100% certified sustainable Cabernet Franc. from 40+ year old vines. Hand harvested and fermented in stainless steel with daily manual punchdowns for 15 – 20 days. Aged for 9 months in stainless steel. 13% alcohol. 

Italian Cab Franc?! This wine is true to form for cool-climate Franc, with a dark, inky color and a nose of pepper, cherry, blackberry, earth, choclate and tobacco. Medium bodied and very smooth, with just a hint of grippy tannin underneath. Dark fruited, earthy, spicy and herbal on the palate. 

Le Monde takes its name from the Germanic word “mundio” that referred to the protection granted by the Austrian Emperor to some lands. With 50 hectares (125 acres) of vineyards, Le Monde was founded in 1970 by the Pistioni family and taken over by the Maccan family in 2008. The Maccan family is from the Prata di Pordenone area and became quite successful in industrial technology. The family had the desire to lift the quality of wine in the region to its highest potential. Alex Maccan, then 31 and passionate about wine was energized and enthusiastic to take on the task. Le Monde’s commitment to saving energy and reducing its environmental impact translates in a combination of daily gestures and investments. Recently, the surface area of the photovoltaic plant has been doubled and today the company is self-sufficient in over 90% of its energy production. In terms of saving exhaustible resources such as water, they adopt agronomic practices such as irrigating the roots only, with a plant-by-plant system. They also adopt a system for washing and capping bottles that recycles the water they use.