Batic Cabernet Franc 2020 core-no-restrictions a Pinot Noir with structure

a Pinot Noir with structure

and of course

revealing layers of anise

acquired in 2007 and replanted in 2009

layered with dried grape

Batic Cabernet Franc 2020 core-no-restrictions a Pinot Noir with structureThe Batic family has farmed Slovenia's Vipava Valley since 1592, and today they would rather blast hot air through the vines than spray them, building the plants' own immunity instead of reaching for chemicals. This is Demeter certified biodynamic Cabernet Franc from an estate that bottles by the lunar calendar and refuses to work under cloudy skies. The fruit comes largely from a 50 year old clay vineyard, pergola trained because, after generations