Top Gold - Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show 2022 Silver - Perth Royal Wine Awards 2023 Silver - Langhorne Creek Wine Show 2023 • 95 Points James Halliday Wine Companion 2024 Edition Bleasdale has been using Cabernet Franc in blends for over 25 years. The opportunity to present the varietal on its own was too hard to resist, especially as a bouncy, fresh and crunchy red. This wine has been made with minimal yet attentive winemaking and is bottled with low sulphites for early consumption, a perfect spring/summer red. Bright crimson red with purple tints, the perfume is inviting with rose petal, musk and raspberry from whole berry fermentation along with some candle wax and star anise/fennel complexity. The palate is lively with a silky middle palate, some structural savoury tannins and a crunchy red apple finish. VINEYARD Borrett’s 3 Corner Vineyard and Bleasdale’s Ford Road Vineyard Langhorne Creek, South Australia HARVEST DATES AND BAUMÉ 8th and 9th March 2022 12.0 and 12.3 VARIETIES Cabernet Franc BOTTLING DATE 21st September 2022 CELLARING POTENTIAL Drinking well now until 2027 WINEMAKING TECHNIQUES De-stemmed only to a concrete fermenter followed by a cool soak for 48 hours. Fermented for 6-8 days on skins peaking at 28ºC before being pressed at 4 Baume to finish fermenting in stainless steel. Racked to stainless steel for MLF before being racked to oak for maturation for 5 months OAK MATURATION 5 months in seasoned French oak puncheons and stainless steel to retain freshness WINE ANALYSIS Alcohol: 12.5% alc/vol Titratable acidity: 6.1g/L pH: 3.37 SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRING Best served slightly chilled 12 - 15ºC Enjoy with friends over an antipasto plate or a bowl of pasta
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