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Manage Subscriptions2018 Brash Higgins Cabernet Franc FRNC Sommerville
Cabernet Franc
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
Community Tasting Notes 2
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pbmedder Likes this wine: 91 points
August 28, 2020 - Really attractive nose of sweet, ripe black cherry or plum; smokey and meaty too. Bit of baked fruit (my 4-year old daughter thought it smelled like raisins!).
Juicy plate, fruit-driven with those cherries again, but with a well balanced backbone. Fresh acidity and nice, grippy tannins. There's a bit of alcohol on the finish (it is from McLaren Vale after all), but nothing obtrusive.
Lovely wine. Not the longest or most complex, but eminently drinkable. -
grapenomad wrote: 89 points
January 22, 2020 - Finally got a chance to try this long-awaited gem of a wine. And yes, it fucking delivered. Stunning varietal expression - aromatic, soft, but plush at the same time. Medium-bodied. Refreshing, crunchy character. Not much depth, but that's not really the point here.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Brash Higgins
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation FRNC
- Vineyard Sommerville
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation McLaren Vale
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 7 (50%)
- Consumed 7 (50%)
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- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
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