2023 Gathering Cabernet Franc

Name: 2023 Gathering Cabernet Franc - The Lane Vineyard
SKU: 23GATH-CAB-FRANC-52
Price: 45.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$45.00 / bottle

Here comes the sun. That’s what our Cabernet Franc grapes get to proclaim before any other varietal on our estate. After all, being our most easterly facing vines, they’re first to glimpse sun each day.

DRINKS LIKE: Roasted coffee beans. Fennel. Blood plum. Dark chocolate. Savoury spices. Seamless tannins. Line and length

LOVE IT FOR: It’s approachability. Medium body, juicy and easy drinking. Food is absolutely non-essential.

FUN FACT: The first Cab Franc planting on our estate is thanks to cuttings from Paracombe Wines – true pioneers of Franc in the Hills.

PREVIOUS VINTAGE ACCOLADES:

2022 – Gold Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2023
2022 – Gold, 95 points – Stuart Knox, The Real Review 2023
2021 – Trophy ‘Best Red Varietal’ – The National Wine Show, Australia 2022
2021 – Trophy ‘Best Red Varietal’ – Royal Hobart Wine Show 2022
2021 – Gold – The National Wine Show, Australia 2022
2021 – Gold – Royal Hobart Wine Show 2022
2021 – 95 Points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front 2022
2021 – 95 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review 2022
2021 – 95 Points – Ned Goodwin, MW 2022

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Specifications

Vineyard Location

100% estate grown in Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills

Season

The 2023 season was long and cool. Steady and consistent ripening matched with low crop loads ensured all varieties ripened well with the benefit of good-sized canopies. Mild, cool nights enhanced flavour development. The resulting wines are richly flavoured and high in quality with incredible aromatics.

Vinification

Destemmed, basket-pressed and fermented steadily over 11 days. The wine is pressed into seasoned French oak where it matures for 9 months before bottling.

Technical

Grape Variety

100% Cabernet Franc

Food Match

Stelvin

Production

1,800

Winemaker

The Lane Vineyard

Best Drinking

Size

750ml