“Colour: Super bright crimson red with vivid pink edges.
Aroma: Extremely complex and lifted with red currents, dark cherry, black plum, raspberry, dried sage, nutmeg, clove, thyme and fresh quince.
Palate: Exceptionally long and complex with red currents, wild raspberry, boysenberry, blue berry, sweet spices, cinnamon bark and tobacco leaf. The wine has excellent structure with powdery tannins and an amazing fresh finish.
Region: Strathbogie Ranges
Vineyard: Home Vineyard
Vintage: 2021
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Production: 50 Cases
Harvested: 21 & 22/2/2021
pH: 3.51
Alcohol: 12.5%
Fermentation: 4 day cold soak followed by 9 days fermentation with punch downs twice daily and the temperature kept below 25 degrees to retain freshness and the heady, perfumed fruit and floral characters of the variety.
Maturation: 17 months in a seasoned French oak hogshead.
Area of Plantings: 0.2 Ha
Row Orientation: North / South
Trellis System: Single Wire
Average Vine Age: 16 years
Climate: Continental climate, warm days followed by very cool nights.
MJT: 20.7
Growing Season Rainfall: 320mm-380mm
Soil: Loam over sand
Altitude: 200 Meters.”
Matt Froude
