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Cabernet Franc is a black-skinned French wine grape variety grown mainly in Hawkes Bay and Auckland and is one of New Zealand’s more important red wine varieties. As a varietal wine, Cabernet Franc is light to medium and fruity, low in tannin with some acidity.
Cabernet Franc is more often used in blends with cabernet sauvignon or merlot because its sweet finish is useful to counter their savoury flavours.
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Aroma: Elegant, fragrant lifted florals, dark black fruits with a hint of vanilla and spice.
Palate: Smooth, rich and full, black fruits and inky notes with linear acidity. Rich and powerful, yet elegantly so.
“Dark, deep, black-hued garnet red, a little lighter on the edge. The bouquet is elegantly proportioned with finely expressed, fragrant aromas of soft red berry fruits with lifted red florals entwined with delicate layers of dried herbs, earth and a suggestion of slightly funky game nuances. Medium-full bodied, the palate is bright and lively with flavours of savoury dark-red berry fruit and the beginnings of secondary complexities and development. Layers of dried herbs, earth and red florals show with game notes. The flavours ae harmoniously integrated, but the palate has presence and weight. The fruit is supported by elegant, fine-grained extraction and grip. The mouthfeel is lively with lacy acidity, and the wine flows with good tension to a moderately sustained finish. This is an elegant, fragrant Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend with harmonious savoury secondary development and complexity with a finely structured, lively palate. Match with lamb, beef and venison over the next 6-7 years. 18.5/20 Aug 2017” Raymond Chan Wine Reviews.
375ml (half)
Perfumed nose with sweet notes of black cherry and guava. Very rich and quite muscular, flavours of cassis, plum and liquorice. Lots of ripe, sweet tannins on the finish. Great length.
Bright vibrant purple with crimson hues. Lifted ripe aromas of black fruits and violets with complex savoury and cedar undertones. The palate is rich and well structured with beautiful texture and supple ripe tannins. This wine is elegant and refined with a restrained power that will benefit from careful cellaring for many years. Drink now or suitable for cellaring up to 10 years.
GOLD MEDAL – Spiegelau International Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL – NZ International Wine Show
GOLD MEDAL – Bragato Wine Competition
Flavours of black current, chocolate and cassis on the palate with a long, sustained finish.
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Collaboration Creasia Merlot Cabernet Franc 2013