Terre à Terre Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2019
“A blend of 68% Cabernet Franc and 32% Shiraz with the wines aged in small format oak for 8 months (11% new) and then a further 11 months in an old oak foudre and then aged in bottle for 6 months prior to release.
The nose shows the dominance of Cabernet Franc with savoury edged raspberry and understated dried herbs and a touch of black pepper; plum fruit is in the background.
The balance of the wine is excellent, it treads the line between savoury, earthen influence and concentrated, mouthfilling red and black fruits. Tannins are fine and graphite like, etched with dark cocoa they provide the bridge between the dried herb and dark cherry influence of cabernet franc and the black pastille and plum from cooler climate shiraz.
Lovely drying length to finish.”
94 points
Patrick Eckel, winereviewer.com.au
February 2022
