2020 Bleasdale Vineyards Frank Potts Cabernet Blend

Highly Rated
Bleasdale |Langhorne Creek |Cabernet Sauvignon
Crazy value big red from one of Australia's oldest wineries.

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Concentrated, immensely satisfying wine for both the palate and wallet (or pay app?).

Dark, salty black fruit is the highlight, with plenty of depth and length. Twelve months in new and old French oak puncheons.

You could enjoy it now or cellar for a while and watch it unfurl further. At this price, we recommend getting a case to enjoy some now and later.

Frank Potts was not a man given to procrastination. He simply rolled up his sleeves and got the job done. At age nine, Frank joined the British Royal Navy, and by the time he arrived in South Australia in 1836, he had sailed the globe. After purchasing land on the Bremer River, Frank himself cleared it of red gums, planted vineyards, and then used the timber to build his winery. Six generations on, it is his work ethic and enduring legacy that drives everyone at Bleasdale.

This wine is layered and complex with red berry and darker fruit aromas. These characters continue onto the palate, with fruit layers supported by fine oak tannin and lively berry persistence. Bottled without filtration, it is normal for some sediment to form; decanting one - two hours prior to drinking is recommended. Enjoyed in its youth, or cellar for 10-20 years.

Region: Langhorne Creek, SA
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 14%
Closure: 750ml
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93 Points - "Dry and long. Complex too. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot, though it presents as seamless and as one. Cigar box and blackcurrant flavours lead the way before violet, cedar, mint and assorted dry herb notes drift through. It’s tannic through the finish, in an integrated way, though the fruit continues on through regardless. It’s very good. It’s medium in weight, in a good way, though everything persists beautifully." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)</p;>

95 Points - "A 76/15/7/2% blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, petit verdot and merlot. Bright, near vivid, crimson; an elegant cabernet-driven wine, with notes of cedar, cigar box and cassis on the bouquet and palate alike. It's medium bodied and lithe, an English gentleman's claret." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

Bleasdale

Historic South Australian wine producer, Bleasdale, was established in 1850 by English migrant Frank Potts who arrived on the HMS Buffalo in 1836. For four generations, the Potts family have farmed their portion of Langhorne Creek, and are baked into the lore of South Australia's rich and multifaceted agricultural/viticultural history.

Their current-day winemaker, Paul Hotker, has had an incredible run of late. In 2017 he was named the 2018 Halliday Wine Companion Winemaker of the Year, in 2019 he took out Australia's most coveted Wine Show accolade, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy.

In 2023 they were awarded the highly coveted Halliday Winery of the Year. Regardless of your preferred wine style, there is something of exceptional value on offer from Bleasdale here for you.

Bleasdale winemaker, Paul Hotker. Discover Bleasdale

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