Grape variety
Caberlot

Caberlot promises to be exactly what its name suggests and is one of the most unusual grape varieties in Italy - and perhaps also one of the most exclusive. It was discovered in the 1960s by Remigio Bordini near Padua as a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The name is made up of the two parent varieties - but Caberlot is still not officially recognised as an independent variety. It became famous thanks to the Podere Il Carnasciale winery in Valdarno, Tuscany, which has been the only winery in the world to cultivate Caberlot since the 1980s. The wine is bottled exclusively in magnum bottles and is considered a cult object. In the glass, Caberlot shows the best of both worlds: the elegance and flavour of Cabernet Franc and the fullness and smoothness of Merlot. Its character is characterised by dark fruit, graphite, herbs and fine tannins - a wine that combines power and precision in equal measure.