2021 Bande Apart Cabernet Franc
Coonawarra, SA
This fragrant and delicious Cabernet Franc is from the mighty Coonawarra. We count it with the country's best.
$38.00
Out of Stock
About the Wine
100% Cabernet Franc coming from Australia is a rare find, likely because the grape is quite challenging. Treat it wrong and you get a wine with two left feet, but when things go right they go very right.
With 100% whole berries, gentle extraction and 12 days on skins before being pressed into old French oak for 8 months, you can rest assured that this is a wine which will come at you gently. Tart plums and blackberries come through on the nose, with fresh raspberries too. There is a bit of earthy spice to the palate, but mostly it's delicious dark cherries, cassis and savoury thyme. Gentle acid for the line, soft tannins for the length. There's a lot of winemaking here - great value.
About Bande Apart
Jess & Jamie are Bande Apart.
This exciting new project is their chance to step out away from their day jobs in Coonawarra and Mildura respectively and play with a few small batches of fruit that they want to drink.
The fruit they work with comes from the King Valley and the Adelaide Hills. Inspired by a shared vintage in Burgundy, they have sort out Gamay & Pinot Meunier for reds and Chardonnay & Aligote for whites and are making them in a fresh, smashable style.
They only make 2-4 barrels of each wine so stocks are limited.
King Valley, VIC
From the Producer
We source grapes from single plots in Whitfield and Lenswood. Our grapes are made with light hands, fermented with wild yeast and bottled without filtration - aiming to showcase the variety, vintage and vineyard the best they can.
Blend : Cabernet Franc (100%)
ABV : 13%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2032
Bottle Size : 750ml
Adelaide Hills, SA
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