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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvèdre 2023
Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvèdre 2023 - 1 Bottle is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Critic reviews
Critic reviews
The Wine Front – "This is a very fine rendition of Mourvèdre. It’s medium-bodied, dusty and spicy, with fragrant dried herbs, red and blue fruit, liquorice root and dried flower perfume. It feels quite stony and ‘minerally’, some bloody ferrous things, acidity is all just so, and in some ways, it puts me in mind of top shelf German Pinot Noir, which is strange to say, and maybe esoteric, though that’s the kind of feel it has. There’s a little grilled meat, toasted hazelnut, and orange peel, with a bright finish of excellent length. Oh, and the quality of the tannin, I forgot to mention, is so lovely, a sort of fine brick dust texture to it. It’s under-stated, and quite wonderful." 95 points - Gary Walsh, The Winefront
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Delivery Times
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To be able to supply such a unique & extensive range of boutique wines, we don't hold much of the inventory. So with us, there is the added step of receiving the wine from our local suppliers before it is dispatched to you. Most orders are dispatched within 3-6 working days.
Returns and Warranty
Returns and Warranty
Replacement or refund offered if bottles are faulty or damaged. All our deliveries are insured against loss, however you must notify us in a reasonable amount of time.
The Wine Front – "This is a very fine rendition of Mourvèdre. It’s medium-bodied, dusty and spicy, with fragrant dried herbs, red and blue fruit, liquorice root and dried flower perfume. It feels quite stony and ‘minerally’, some bloody ferrous things, acidity is all just so, and in some ways, it puts me in mind of top shelf German Pinot Noir, which is strange to say, and maybe esoteric, though that’s the kind of feel it has. There’s a little grilled meat, toasted hazelnut, and orange peel, with a bright finish of excellent length. Oh, and the quality of the tannin, I forgot to mention, is so lovely, a sort of fine brick dust texture to it. It’s under-stated, and quite wonderful." 95 points - Gary Walsh, The Winefront
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This wine comes from the oldest plantings of Mourvèdre in Frankland River, planted in 2004. In the early years, we used it mainly as a blending addition for Shiraz. But for the past handful of years, the vines have produced the exciting flavours and intensity that make them worthy of the Isolation Ridge name.
The grapes were picked late in the cool, slow growing season of 2023 and have produced a wine of power and elegance. The fruit fermented in one open fermenter for 15 days. The wine matured on lees in older French oak puncheons for 13 months. The wine highlights what we can do with this variety in a cooler climate, achieving perfect ripeness with a brighter fruit spectrum and more medium-bodied guise than Australian renditions from warmer conditions. 110 dozen made.
The attractive medium ruby colour presages an invitingly red-tinged impression on the nose: Nebbiolo- like aromas of roses, pippy raspberry, red cherry, orange peel and clean terracotta. Then there are the more typical Mourvèdre and Isolation Ridge signatures: salumi, blueberry, cumin and a ferrous edge. The palate is medium-bodied with superb composition and an even break; fresh-fruited, juicy and channelled with the flecks of exotic flavours that the site brings out in this variety. Again, it's hard to ignore the delightful surprise of Piedmont echoes with plenty of spicy, rusty-iron terracotta tannin, meshed and constant, allied to ripe acidity that carries buoyant flavours long through the finish.
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Mourvedre |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Frankland River |
| Brand | Frankland Estate |
| Vintage | 2023 |
Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvèdre 2023
This wine comes from the oldest plantings of Mourvèdre in Frankland River, planted in 2004. In the early years, we used it mainly as a blending addition for Shiraz. But for the past handful of years, the vines have produced the exciting flavours and intensity that make them worthy of the Isolation Ridge name.
The grapes were picked late in the cool, slow growing season of 2023 and have produced a wine of power and elegance. The fruit fermented in one open fermenter for 15 days. The wine matured on lees in older French oak puncheons for 13 months. The wine highlights what we can do with this variety in a cooler climate, achieving perfect ripeness with a brighter fruit spectrum and more medium-bodied guise than Australian renditions from warmer conditions. 110 dozen made.
The attractive medium ruby colour presages an invitingly red-tinged impression on the nose: Nebbiolo- like aromas of roses, pippy raspberry, red cherry, orange peel and clean terracotta. Then there are the more typical Mourvèdre and Isolation Ridge signatures: salumi, blueberry, cumin and a ferrous edge. The palate is medium-bodied with superb composition and an even break; fresh-fruited, juicy and channelled with the flecks of exotic flavours that the site brings out in this variety. Again, it's hard to ignore the delightful surprise of Piedmont echoes with plenty of spicy, rusty-iron terracotta tannin, meshed and constant, allied to ripe acidity that carries buoyant flavours long through the finish.
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