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2016 Blue Poles Reserve Cabernet Franc

2016 Blue Poles Reserve Cabernet Franc

Margaret River, WA

Benchmark Cabernet Franc from this wonderful boutique producer.

$40.00

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About

About The Wine

Cabernet Franc is stepping out of the shadows. Some of the country's most exciting Bordeaux styled wines are being made from this grape, and to be perfectly franc, we are loving it!

The third release of a Blue Poles Reserve Cabernet Franc is excellent. This is a wine of precision and startling refinement, clearly a leading Australian example of the charming variety.

The devout Blue Poles members have snapped up most of it so these are some of the last remaining bottles in the country. As Gary Walsh observed in his 93+ point review, "It’s a hard act to get a straight Cab Franc going, but when it’s good, it’s often very good." If you are loving the Franc Revolution, you really need to try this wine, at least once.

About Blue Poles

Blue Poles is the combined venture of Mark Gifford and Tim Markwell - a pair of experienced geologists who have in the last decade or so created one of the undoubted 'cult hero' labels of Margaret River.

The vast majority of the Blue Poles range is produced from a single block in the Wallcliff sub-region of Margaret River. While Merlot and Cabernet Franc dominate the plantings, other rarely seen varieties for the region also find a home including Fiano, Teroldego and Marsanne.

Their red wines are extraordinary, not only for their old world charm and quality but the outrageous value they deliver. There are only ever tiny volumes and these wines are scarcely available outside the Blue Poles mailing list.

One half of Blue Poles, Mark Gifford
One half of Blue Poles, Mark Gifford
Margaret River, WA
Additional Info

From The Producer

Known as a Bordeaux variety, and grown predominantly in Saint Emilion with small percentages in the Medoc, it is also grown in the Loire Valley where it is the sole red grape. This grape variety has been only a minor variety planted in Australia due to the success of Cabernet Sauvignon and the supposed “hardness” of this variety when made singularly. It is a variety that grows well in the clay rich sections of Bordeaux and underlying the gravels in the southern section of our vineyard is deep kaolin clays that provide perfect support to this variety.

One hectare was planted adjacent to the Merlot, so it too has first use of the southerly sea breeze in summer, keeping the vines cooler and extending the growing season. Cabernet Franc is a very strong growing vine in Margaret River, and with small tough skinned berries the vine is less affected by diseases and mildew pressures than other varieties.

Blend : Cabernet Franc (100%)
ABV : 13.80%
Closure : Screw cap
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml

Expert Reviews

Critic Reviews

93Points
The Wine Front

"Red and blackcurrant, slight prune note, mint, pencils and spice. Medium-bodied, grip and grainy tannin, slightly nippy acidity, attractive perfume of dried herbs on a long insistently tannic finish. Needs a couple of years to settle, I feel, but potential here." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews
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