Wynns Single Vineyard Limited Release Cabernet Franc 2025

Here is a wine that comes from the MacKillop Vineyard in the northern Coonawarra area. And it is the most engaging and quite beautiful wine that expresses this variety so well. The colour is deep plummy red and the nose so bright and lively. There’s a real energy evident from the start. Red fruits, florals, and some nice subtle blackcurrant additions on the nose. The palate is a pure and quite brilliant expression of the variety, and the subtle use of oak—six months in seasoned 3,000-litre French oak vats—is so well handled. It allows the fruit to express all of its glorious qualities, a bright red and black fruit combination. It’s a pretty wine, and yet there is structure here that’ll support medium-term cellaring.