2022 Penley Estate Francis Cabernet Franc

93 pts
Free-wheeling Cab Franc from Coonawarra. This is a good times wine that's ready to roll!

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If you're looking for a fresher alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, this little Franc from the heartland of Aussie Cab Sauv has got what you need.

It's all about a groovier drinking experience, the winery quoting things like "lounge room boogies to Jamiroquai" as the ideal setting for sipping. Imagine saying that about a dusty old Coonawarra Cab?! This is fun but it's not fickle - there's plenty of complexity under the hood if you want to look harder.

It's a testament to Kate Goodman's winemaking that she can walk this line of fun and fine wine with such aplomb.

"The price to quality equation is well in the drinker's favour here."
- 93 pts, Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "Whole bunches (30%) were included in an open ferment. It was bottled early, with no oak maturation, which might lead one to expect a fresh-and-fruity early drinker, so to speak, nothing serious, just a bit of fun. It is that, but it's a whole lot more too, with a serious fruit purity matched by a strong wave of tannins. Meanwhile, nut, purple flower and iodine aspects add genuine complexity to the rush of blackcurrant-driven fruit. The price to quality equation is well in the drinker's favour here." - Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)

Tasting Notes – Raspberry leaf, red licorice, black cherry, cardamon and pink peppercorn. Floral, fragrant, crunchy, and bright. Powdery fine-grained tannins and a core of squishy red fruits and spice.

Pairs Well With – Impromptu dinner parties, lounge room boogies to Jamiroquai, anchovy hashbrown, baba ganoush on chunky sourdough toast.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Cabernet Franc
Country Australia
Region Coonawarra
Australian State SA
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 93
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

Penley

Penley is one of the most progressive producers in the Coonawarra region. Born of a historic meeting of Reginald Lester Tolley & Judith Anne Penfold Hyland in 1945, two iconic Australian wine houses were melded under the Penley banner (Pen-folds & Tol-ley).

Today the estate is owned by sisters Ang and Bec Tolley, with the wines made by the gifted Kate Goodman. The sisters' mandate to Kate when she took the top job was simply to make the best wines she possibly could. Kate believes that, "Experimentation is the key to making great wine..." which has produced a fresh modern style of Coonawarra which both honours tradition and promotes innovation.

These wines have lovely balance and poise, they have a brightness and vivaciousness that is outside the norm for the region. Kate is rightly receiving high accolades for her work at Penley, bringing a fresh take to a historic region and reimagining Coonawarra for a new generation of wine lovers.

Winemaker Kate Goodman with owners Ang and Bec Tolley Discover Penley

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