Howard Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2017 (12x 750mL).

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$287.55 per case
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Winemaking: Estate grown on our Mt Barker vineyard. Hand picked for quality. Natural fermentation, carbonic maceration and pressed early. Unfined with minimal sulphur. 4 months in new French oak. Release early to drink now.

Story: By combining the elegance of the Cabernet Franc grape with the refreshing qualities of the Adelaide Hills terrior, we have created a natural wine that is easy to drink. Matches beautifully to food and is almost gone before it arrives in Cellar Door.

Region:
SA - Adelaide / Adelaide Hills
State:
South Australia
Country:
Australia

Expert Reviews

Bronze & 89 Pts - Halliday Rating.

25% whole bunches and four months in French oak. Light in colour and flavour but frisky, fruity and fresh. Arguably this is a red wine best served slightly chilled on a warmish day, and in that role it would perform nicely. - Campbell Mattinson, 1 August 2019.

Winery Tasting Notes

Roasted red pepper, raspberry sauce, jalapeno and sweet rhubarb on the nose. Medium to high acidity and moderately low tannin with flavours of sour cherry and smoky tomato burst onto your palate.

Winery Profile

In 1890, Amos William Howard discovered subterranean clover thriving naturally in a picturesque valley in the Adelaide Hills. Howard Vineyard’s stone barn Cellar Door and premium red vineyard are located in Nairne, on the site of this original farm. Subterranean clover continues to grow at this site, restoring Nitrogen and ensuring the health and quality of the soil in this spectacular vineyard. 30km away, our high altitude (470m), cool climate white vineyard at Schoenthal (“Beautiful Valley” in German) is one of the Adelaide Hill’s finest sites for growing fresh, crisp Sparkling and white wines. We believe these two unique vineyard sites enable us to grow exceptional white and red grapes without compromise, and our Estate grown Picnic, Clover and Amos wines are renowned for their delicate notes and distinctive fruit purity.

Tom Northcott grew up working in our vineyards and cellar door. His passion for wine grew, leading Tom to study a Bachelor Degree in Viticulture and Oenology, refining his craft with vintages in the South of France, Barossa Valley, Western Australia and Tasmania, before returning to Howard Vineyard in 2013 as Executive Winemaker. Tom oversees all vineyard and winemaking operations and his philosophy is simple; to make textural, cool climate wines that are light and elegant with a finesse that reflects the terroir of our vineyards.

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Other Information

  • 2021 vintage
  • 12 x 750mL Bottles
  • SA - Adelaide / Adelaide Hills, South Australia
  • Screwcap closure
  • 13% alc.
  • New

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