Frankland Estate

Olmo's Reward 2017

$120.00
Wine Details

Size750mL

TypeRed

Varietal69% Cabernet Franc, 14% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec

Vineyard

Viticulture

A wet spring provided good early vine growth followed by a dry and warmer than average January and February. The summer cooled considerably in early March slowing ripening. This provided balance, elegance and complexity to the wine which will benefit ageing.

Tasting Notes

Aroma

A complex and distinguished wine of its own kind. Lifted floralaromas with a touch of ironstone flint with fresh plum on the nose.

Palate

The palate is full bodied yet tightly woven with mouth coating aligned fine silky tannins build volume and texture in the mouth, a very refined, beautifully balanced and effortlessly elegant wine with the structure and intensity to reward further cellaring. A wine that makes
Cabernet Franc the true champion of this blend.

Winemaking

Wine Making

Each variety was fermented separately as slowly as possible at temperatures not exceeding 27°C. Open fermentation tanks facilitated working the cap with gentle plunging taking care to minimise tannin extraction. After fermentation, an extended maceration period allowed desired flavour and tannin resolution. The component wines were blended on completion of the malolactic fermentation and then aged in 500L French Oak puncheons for 15 months.

Certifications

Certified Organic | Vegan Friendly

Product Review

Huon Hooke

Pretty smelling wine with redcurrant jelly, blackcurrant, flowers, sweet tobacco, cedar and spice. Medium-bodied, succulent yet savoury too, with firm chocolaty tannin, fresh and lively, a little bit of mint in here, but also the perfume of rosehip. Finish is long with a slick of slate-like tannin. Different. Expressive. And very lovely. 96 points

James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion

A blend of cabernet franc, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and malbec, each variety open-fermented separately, matured for 15 months in French oak. As rich as it its complex and vice versa. A distinguished wine. 96 points