Icon Blackbutt Cabernet Sauvignon | 2017

  • Product Info

    2017 FRANKLAND RIVER BLACKBUTT

     

    |   A R O M A   |   

    cigar box + lifted toasted aniseed/cardamon + memories of sweet spices cupboard

     

    |   F L A V O U R   | 

    rich cherry notes + dark chocolate + mid palate suggests cool growing season + lingering acid line

     

    |   W E A T H E R   |

    dry winter + fleeting spring + warm growing season + welcome rainfall in December + January

     

    |   W I N E M A K I N G   |

    small open fermentation batches + Cabernet Sauvignon + Malbec + Cabernet Franc + traditional fermentation + hand plunged 3 times daily + gentle pressing + malolactic fermentation + French oak maturation  + 20 months in oak + 4 years in bottle