Cabernet Franc 2022

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Vineyard: 20km north of Heathcote lies a 5-hectare vineyard situated on the red Cambrian clay loam of the Mount Camel Range. The vineyard is dry-grown, and with traditionally low r ainfall, leads to highly concentrated wines with good acidity. The Cabernet Franc vines were planted in 1997. Winemaking: The fruit was handpicked in the middle of March, manually sorted, destemmed, and then gently crushed into open-top fermenters. Two days of cold soaking was followed by a 10-day fermentation period. The ferment was hand-plunged three times daily, ensuring a strong level of phenolic extraction. The wine was left on skins for a further six days after which it was basket pressed into 5-year-old French Barriques. The wine aged in oak and on its gross lees for 14 months before its initial racking. The wine was bottled unfiltered, unfined and with minimal sulphites. Show more