Casa Verrone, Gran Speciale CS/CF
Deep purple
Peppery spice, wild herbs and fresh forest fruits ride over a complex baseline of meat, graphite and fine tobacco.
This wine has both richness and freshness with a full body, great acidity and a spicy, long finish.
Roasted lamb
14% alcohol
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Cabernet Franc
Harvested in the winter, from vineyards at 850m altitude in Serra da Mantiqueira
1 year in new French oak
Tasted at winery (Amanda Barnes)
Casa Verrone is one of the leading winter harvest (colheita de inverno) producers in Brazil’s Serra da Mantiqueira wine region. With 11 hectares planted, Marcio Verrone produces a wide range of wines including bubbles, white wines and red wines. This Gran Speciale Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend is the icon of the winery and one of the few exceptional examples of winter-harvested Cabernet in Brazil so far.
You can purchase Gran Speciale and other wines from Casa Verrone directly on their online wine store: Casa Verrone, Gran Speciale Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc blend