Leabrook Estate 2006 Cabernet Franc

Leabrook Estate, based in Lenswood in Adelaide Hills, is a winery on my bucket list.  I might even create a special wine trail for Cabernet Franc because as a varietal it seems to sing in the Adelaide Hills – fragrant & sweetly ripe.

Rich with sweet black fruit, cedar, tobacco & spice.  Elegantly bodied with a supple length, this is a wine that will accompany that roast rack of lamb that you are planning or perhaps a venison pie.

Leabrook have moved to the 2007 vintage now but there may be some 2006 still around the traps.

Date: October 2011   Price: $ 28   Value: $$   Drink: Now – 5+ years

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Paracombe 2006 Cabernet Franc

Paracombe is a family winery in the cool climate Adelaide Hills wine region. A region that is characterised by picturesque rolling hills, often covered in orchards or vineyards. The combination of cool nights and gravelly soils means that the Paracombe vineyards are very low yielding and slow ripening. The result is concentrated wines such as this Cabernet Franc.

While Cabernet Franc is not rare in Australia, it is usually used to blend with Cabernet Sauvignon as it is in the Bordeaux region in France. This wine is a fine example of how good a straight Cabernet Franc can be. While it is often lighter in density than it’s offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon, this Cab Franc is a deep and inviting ruby purple and fuller bodied than you might expect.

Distinctively fragrant with blackcurrant, perfume, Read More

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