Frankland Estate FRANC 2024
- 91
- $39
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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Hunter Smith is a firm believer in the power of Cabernet Franc. The grape plays a significant role in his superb Olmo’s Reward red blend. Here, we see it as a stand-alone wine showcasing a wild berried, herbal flecked look that highlights its striking individuality. The fragrant introduction tells the story with aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, cherry with hints of green pepper, dried herbs, jalapeño and tobacco leaf. Savoury and intriguing, the palate is pure Cabernet Franc with its herbal influenced edginess and sour cherry fruits and summer berries. Texturally, it’s quite chalky and dry. Offers a fascinating insight into a grape we so rarely see single.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
