2019 Warwick Estate Cabernet Franc
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Score 88/100 · Drink 2023-2032, Neal Martin, Sep 2022
The 2019 Cabernet Franc comes from a single vineyard that was planted in 2008, de-stemmed and spent 21 days on the skins (shorter than usual due to earlier picked fruit), aged in one-third new oak. It expresses the grape variety well with black pepper infused black fruit, hints of melted tar. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, good acidity and nicely focused, though I would like a little more depth and pepperiness on the finish. Fine.
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Neal Martin
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Warwick Estate
With vineyards at the foot of the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, Warwick Estate is one of South Africa’s most established wine producers. The Ratcliffe family converted the farm to viticulture and started making Bordeaux-inspired blends in the 1980s, including its flagship Trilogy.
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