2023 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvedre
2023 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvedre

2023 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvedre

97 pts NICK RYAN TOP 100
Frankland Estate |Great Southern |Mataro/Mourvedre
A showstopping Mourvedre from this Frankland River icon, in all it's dark, broody glory.
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$56.00
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Description

Mourvedre isn’t usually the headline act at Frankland Estate, but the 2023 release makes you wonder why it took so long. The vines have been in the ground since 2004 and they’ve finally settled into that stage where the fruit tastes comfortable in its own skin. The brilliant 2023 season certainly played its role too - cool, steady, long.

It's not as dark and menacing as this variety can be - full of aromas of roses and redcurrant, a bit of raspberry seed, almost a Nebbiolo whisper, before the deeper notes roll in of salumi and that iron edge you always get from this site. The palate sits in the middle weight zone, distinctly savoury as always and with exceptional structure.

Only 110 dozen made, and without doubt one of our favourite Aussie Mourvedres.

97 points
"From one of Frankland River’s greatest vineyards in possibly its greatest vintage... Magnificent."
- Nick Ryan (The Weekend Australian)

Paul Edwards

The Western Australian 95 Points

Mourvedre is one of the most improved varieties emerging from WA's vineyards. As the first to plant this variety in the region, Frankland Estate led the way. This represents a modern style - a middleweight that packs a punch. Flavours are a complex melange of blueberry essence, dark chocolate, petrichor and a dash of umami broth.It's the grape skin tannins that make this style so unique and wonderfully moreish.They bring dryness and lightness at first, then gently creep across the palate giving the wine energy and substance as you enjoy the changing flavours. You can be sure this is a wine that will grow in stature, over time, as it's discovered and appreciated.

TASTING NOTE
The attractive medium ruby colour presages an invitingly red-tinged impression on the nose: Nebbiolo-like aromas of roses, pippy raspberry, red cherry, orange peel and clean terracotta. Then there are the more typical Mourvèdre and Isolation Ridge signatures: salumi, blueberry, cumin and a ferrous edge. The palate is medium-bodied with superb composition and an even break; fresh-fruited, juicy and channelled with the flecks of exotic flavours that the site brings out in this variety. Again, it's hard to ignore the delightful surprise of Piedmont echoes with plenty of spicy, rusty-iron terracotta tannin, meshed and constant, allied to ripe acidity that carries buoyant flavours long through the finish.

We’ve found this lightness of touch in the last few years with Mourvèdre. We’re getting really good stuff out of the skins – a redcurrant brightness that plays so nicely off the earth and charcuterie. That intrigue – those extra twists and turns on the palate – is what we’re looking for.
– Brian Kent

2023 VINTAGE
A profound vintage for Frankland River. A very wet and cold winter was followed by a cool and wet spring, which wet the soil profile all the way through, providing ideal conditions for good growth and fruit set on the vines. Drier conditions from December onwards, with nice warm days without being hot, allowed the vines to carry a good crop through to harvest. Fruit for this wine was harvested from late March to early April. The long hangtime rewarded grapes with lovely maturity and flavour.

VINEYARD
Mourvèdre was first planted on the Isolation Ridge Vineyard in 2004, making these vines the oldest in the region for this variety. The maturity of the vines – together with our deepening understanding of the grape and the wine it wanted to be – led to its ascendancy to the Isolation Ridge range, and it is just getting better. We are delighted with this wine.

VINIFICATION
The grapes, used mainly as a blending addition for Shiraz in the early years, are now producing flavours and intensity worthy of the Isolation Ridge name. Picked late in the cool, slow growing season of 2023, it produced a wine of power and elegance. Fermented in one open fermenter for 15 days. Matured on lees in older French oak puncheons for 13 months. Highlighting what we can do with this variety in a cooler climate. Obtaining optimal ripeness, but a more medium-bodied expression than some warmer Australian climate versions.

110 dozen made.
14% Alc.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Mataro/Mourvedre
Country Australia
Region Great Southern
Australian State WA
Feature Biodynamic
High Score
Organic
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
The Weekend Australian
Critic Score 97
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Frankland Estate

Frankland Estate are one of the leading producers in the Frankland River region of WA. Family owned and operated since 1988, their major focus is on certified organically grown fruit that reflects its terroir rather than the hand of the winemaker.

Their cool climate Rieslings are regarded as some of the best in the region and the country with several single vineyard releases that could be a contender for Australia's Best Riesling.

Frankland Estate is cutting a mean wave through the industry and picking up a lot of recognition in the process.

The Frankland Estate Team Frankland Estate

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