Don José
Tuscan Maremma. Fattoria il Casalone. Orbetello Scalo, Grosseto.
Cabernet Franc 100%
The manual harvest is carried out between mid and late September.
The must has a vinification time of 10 days, with continuous pumping aimed to optimally extract colours and aromas. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation, in new French oak barrels, where it remains for over 18 months in contact with its fine lees before being blended and bottled. The wine is further refined for at least 9 months in the bottle.
Ruby mantle faded at the edges. Refined nose, it lets out intoxicating aromas of wild fruits, marine scrub, noble vegetal sensations, resin and floral potpourri. Vigorous mouth, full of pure olfactory references and a silky texture tannin. Sapid gloss to herald very long persistence on the tongue.
Bordeaux bottle. Boxes of 6 bottles.
Limited production of 6,000 bottles.
Bottle format: 0.75 l and Magnum.
Serve at 16-18 ° C.
Accompanies meat-based first courses, medium and long-aged cheeses, mushroom-based preparations and roasted and grilled meats.
the Cabernet Franc
It is one of the most famous and widespread red grape varieties in the world. Originally from the Iberian side of the Pyrenees and then arrives in Gironde,
the French province of Bordeaux where it gives life to important wines.
It has been cultivated in Italy since the 19th century and has found its natural habitat in Friuli Venezia Giulia, where it is vinified in purity.
Recently, it is also cultivated in Tuscany and Puglia with excellent results.
From the name of the grape we can guess its main characteristic, a frank wine with a unique and unmistakable aroma.
Cabernet Franc has found an ideal setting in our Terroir with a particularly balanced maturation between sugar content and polyphenols.
- 2024 - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2025 - Luca Maroni
DON JOSE' DOC 2022 - Tasting date June 28th, 2024 - C: 33 – E: 31 – I: 30 - IP: 94
“Supreme density in the Don José Cabernet Franc Doc Maremma Toscana 2022." - 2024 - Guide "Vini d'Italia" - Gambero Rosso
DON JOSE' DOC - Vintage 2020 - 2 Glasses
“Decidedly "Bordeaux" stylistic tone.” - 2024 - Decanter World Wine Adwards
DON JOSE' DOC - Vintage 2020 - Tasting date May, 2024 - Award Silver - Score 90
"Rich, flavorful wine with blackcurrants, Mediterranean herbs and tomato leaves, well structured with bright acidity and an elegant finish." - 2024 - Jancis Robinson's Ratings - JR
DON JOSE' DOC - Vintage 2020 - Tasting date January 19th, 2024 - Reviewer Tamlyn Currin - Score 16/20
"Masses of chocolate and cassis. Juicy and modern and international with a Napa-like sheen and gleam to the tannins." - 2023 - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2024 - Luca Maroni
DON JOSE' DOC 2021 - Tasting date July 6th, 2023 - C: 32 – E: 32 – I: 32 - IP: 97
"At these levels of maximum concentration, soft-tannic suppleness and almost perfect executive oenological integrity, Cabernet Franc is an absolute sensorial pleasure. First of all visual given the inviolate power of chroma which makes it so bluish. The blackberry that permeates it and infuses it with aroma is not only clean as before, but stainless has the expressive-impressive sap of when still new. Analytical and sensorial virtues that permanently qualify it among the best Italian reds ever. Hats off to the high-level viticulture and oenology that obviously underlies its marvelous profile." - 2022 - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2023 - Luca Maroni
DON JOSE' DOC 2020 - Tasting date August 1st, 2022 - C: 33 – E: 32 – I: 31 - IP: 96
"Among the best Italian reds, Don José Cabernet Franc Doc Maremma Toscana 2020 is confirmed: maximum its density, great soft-tannic palatal souplesse, inviolate, stainless and still chlorophyll, its wonderful first fruit. Chapeau." - 2022 - JS Wine Ratings 2022 - James Suckling
DON JOSE' Vintage 2019 - Tasting date August 2022 – PTS 91
"Fresh herbs and currants on the nose follow through to a medium to full body with round tannins and a savory finish.
Hints of vanilla, but the pretty cabernet franc character comes through. Drink or hold." - 2022 - The Wine Advocate - Reviewed by Monica Lamer
DON JOSE' CABERNET FRANC - D.O.C. MAREMMA TOSCANA Vintage 2019 - Score 92
"Very true to the character of this robust and heat-loving grape, the Pepi Lignana Fattoria il Casalone 2019 Maremma Toscana Cabernet Franc Don Jose is a full-bodied wine with thick lines and ample power to accompany a main course of grilled meat and fried potatoes. The wine carries its fruit weight well without feeling too heavy or bogged down. The aromas are focused on black and purple fruits combined with mineral notes such as shaved pencil or river stone. You might even pick up a piquant note of pecorino cheese rind." - 2022 - Decanter Word Wine Awards 2022
DON JOSE' CABERNET FRANC - D.O.C. MAREMMA TOSCANA Vintage 2019
Silver Award - Score 91 - View here
"Intense and grassy, almost peppery, with a tart dark chocolate character underneath the cherries, blueberries, and tobacco-edged wood." - 2020 - Best Wines Yearbook 2021 – Luca Maroni
DON JOSE' CABERNET FRANC - D.O.C. MAREMMA TOSCANA 2017
Receives recognition as the 3rd best Red Wine with 96 points out of 100 and the best Cabernet Franc in Italy.
Tasting Sheet 2020 Yearbook - 2017 Vintage - Tasting date July 2019 - C 32 - E 31 - I 33 - IP 96
"Qualitative summit of absolute sensorial value presents the best of the tasting: the perfume of DON JOSE 'CABERNET FRANC D.O.C. MAREMMA TOSCANA 2017. Blackberry and mulberry with a scent of fragrant, verdant vigor of absolute clarity, and with a spiciness of crystalline minty persuasion. With its extractive wealth that places it at the national top of the category and type." - 2019 - Best Wines Yearbook 2020 – Luca Maroni
DON JOSE' 2016 – IP: 96 - C: 32 – E: 31 – I: 33 – O – H: 2.000 – K: Cabernet Franc
"DON JOSE 'CABERNET FRANC D.O.C. MAREMMA TOSCANA 2016, this too, given the perfumed integrity of the perfume.”
