Singlefile Wines The Philip Adrian Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

From the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River, which was planted back in 1997, this is the team’s flagship. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% of which was matured in new Bordeaux barriques for fifteen months with the remainder in one-year-old (30%) and two-year-old (30%) barriques. A superb example of what can be achieved in this region from Cabernet. The colour is an inky dark maroon, while the nose gives us an array of aromas – chocolate, tobacco leaves, graphite, bay leaves, vanilla, spices, blackberries and mocha. There is evidence of oak but the integration is proceeding well. This is powerful, concentrated and intense with a strong focus. The wine is a muscular style, and yet finely balanced with satiny tannins and excellent length with the emergence of purple fruits, mulberries and coffee beans to finish. This is a ten to twelve year proposition.