Alternating periods of wet than hot weather through the growing season were followed by a cool showery August. The vintage came good with a dry sunny September.

Fine soft fruit nose of ripe black cherries with a hint of oak.

A rich and complex medium bodied fruit forward wine with a lingering spicy aftertaste in the mouth. Freshness and good acidity.

Deep bright crimson

B1ockOne Cabernet Franc is a food friendly wine that pairs best with roast meats, baked salmon or tuna and firmer cheeses, particularly goat or yew. Try serving chilled in summer as an aperitif.

Following malolactic fermentation, the young wine was racked off into barrels for 11 months maturation in 1-3 year old French oak.

The grape bunches were de-stemmed and lightly crushed with further deselection of unwanted berries before charging directly into stainless steel vats.

The wine was removed from barrel into vat, tested and bottled with minimal filtration.