Category Archives: Cabernet Franc

2011 Château de Fesles La Chapelle Vieilles Vignes Cabernet Franc

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

While I’ll still generally opt for a Chinon when I’m out and about, there’s been a few Anjou Cabernet Francs that have taken my fancy of late. This is right up there. Imported by Franc About Wine. Smells great. All … Continue reading →

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Is Orange the New Black?

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

“Other people aren’t the scariest part of prison…it’s coming face to face with who you really are. Because once you’re behind these walls, there’s nowhere to run, even if you could run. The truth catches up with you in here…and … Continue reading →

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2010 Ross Estate Limited Release Cabernet Franc

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Straight varietal Cabernet Franc from the Barossa Valley. Something you don’t see everyday. An odd mix of rum and raisin, brown grass, mint chocolate, diesel fumes and purple flowers. Warm and spirity with alcohol curtailing the finish. Feels hollowed out and lacking … Continue reading →

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2010 Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

The 2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc was a very good wine. This follow-up release lacks the same depth and is touch too simple. Plenty of gumleaf too, so if minty/eucalyptus aromas and flavours aren’t your cup of tea … Continue reading →

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A Whole Bunch of Action at the Yarra Valley Wine Program

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

A WILD RIDE  It’s my life It’s now or never I ain’t gonna live forever The words were Bon Jovi’s but they rang out loud and clear from a very unexpected source; wine writer Winsor Dobbin’s mobile phone. On the … Continue reading →

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2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 14.5% Screwcap $40 Phil Kearney made some very good wines at Willow Creek on the Mornington Peninsula before Geraldine McFaul took over the reins in 2008. I’d always wondered where he would head next, so when I learnt that he had … Continue reading →

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