Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE 2024

“This is such a beautiful example of this largely right bank variety working its magic in Coonawarra. It’s immediately perfumed, with notes of red berry and violet, with a subtle red berry influence. The palate has a deep intensity, but there’s also such a silky, satiny, textural component to the medium body. Everything is so beautifully balanced, with a seamless integration of oak, supporting those fine Coonawarra tannins and carrying the palate through to a super long finish. This is pure Coonawarra elegance. 96 Points.” Ray Jordan, WinePilot

Colour – Medium to full red with bright scarlet highlights.

Bouquet – An earthy complexity with a touch of dried sage. Oak plays a subtle understatement to the fragrance of the fruit

Palate – Round, long, textured, persistent, elegant, silky, creamy.

Food Suggestions – Fettucine carbonara, cassoulet, vintage cheddar.

Winemaking Notes – Single batch, single vineyard. The fruit was harvested and fermented as a single batch with extended maceration on skins. Following pressing and malolactic fermentation, the wine
was racked to 1-6 year old French and American hogsheads for 15 months maturation to allow the fruit to shine through without excessive oak influence. The wine was racked several times to soften the tannins before ultimately being prepared for bottling in July. We believe this to be a very good example of the variety, with softer tannins and good persistence. It has elegance and strength. Jancis
Robinson has described it as ‘subtly fragrant and gently flirtatious’, a more ‘feminine side of Cabernet Sauvignon’.