DC Shaw Cabernet Franc 2022
Tasted at a trade tasting and I managed to sneak a little of the left over bottle home for a better look. DC Shaw, Cabernet Franc, McLaren Vale, 2022 Under […]
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Domaine A Petit ‘a’ 2017
Domaine A now under the custodianship of the team at Moorilla, but this vintage would have been heavily influenced by Peter Althaus. A “Bordeaux” blend made of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
Clandestine Vineyards Nouveau Cabernet Franc 2022
Cabernet Franc from Albany in the Great Southern. Single vineyard, stainless steel ferment. Bottled un-fined and unfiltered. Clandestine Vineyards, Nouveau, Cabernet Franc, Great Southern, 2022 Bottled in clear glass: immediate […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2020
This vintage sees this as a dominant Cabernet Franc (92%) blend and only 8% Shiraz. From a cool and dry Wrattonbully vintage, allowing 30% whole bunch. French oak for 12 […]
Moorilla Muse Cabernet Blend 2016
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (dominant) and Cabernet Franc. The fruit comes from the St Matthias vineyard, overlooking the River Tamar (kanamaluka) in northern Tasmania. Note: Bottle image is of […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2018
This years blend sees an increase in the Shiraz from the 2016 with Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Shiraz (31%) and Cabernet Franc (11%). Fruit grown on Lucy and Xavier Bizot’s 37 […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2019
A shift in the blend from 2018 with Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) Shiraz (48%) and 2% Cabernet Franc. Fruit comes from the close spaced Crayères Vineyard (1.5m by 1.5m) on the […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2019
Predominant Cabernet Franc (68%) blend and Shiraz (32%) from the ancient Wrattonbully soils. Winemaker Xavier Bizot advises 2019 was the ninth warmest vintage on record. Note, bottle image is of […]
Miles From Nowhere Best Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Rather than just being the best blocks taken from 3 different sub-regions of Margaret River, here we have barrel selection as well. Throw in a touch of Merlot and Cabernet […]
Matthew Atallah Wines Block 1 Cabernet Franc 2018
Matt Atallah snuck this one in with the other recent samples that he sent. From what I understand, it’s no longer commercially available, as such, I’m not going to rate […]
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