Portraits of America Cabernet Franc, Lodi Vintage:2020

Portraits of America Cabernet Franc, Lodi Vintage:2020A broad swathe of impressively rich and brooding fruit greets the palate. Dark, leafy and generous with breadth and depth on the long finish. Made predominantly from Old Vine Cabernet Franc (85%), the balance being a harmonious blob of Merlot. The grapes are harvested from 'old vines' (45 years) sourced from the single biggest Cabernet Franc vineyard in the world located in Lodi, Central California. The wine has spent just two months on oak to enable

dry and satiny with a light toffee flavour

fresh and lively in this medium-bodied

The must undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel

It has an alluvial origin

smoky flavours – followed by a mellow bed of vanilla

leading to a clean

Grown across a variety of soil types

Only every two or three years is a reserve of Port with sufficient structure

6 months in stainless steel tanks

The Mediterranean climate of the McLaren Vale has warm sunny days with sea breeze influences from the nearby Gulf of St Vincent - perfect for ripening the grapes whilst maintaining a crisp

Contesa Pecorino is made from Pecorino grapes cultivated in the 1

The wine has mouthwatering aromas of apricot