New Zealand
Hawke's Bay

Sam Harrop Bridge Pa Cabernet Franc Hawke's Bay, 2018

Lot

2201

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc

Producer

Sam Harrop Wine

A touch of grass and mint combine with toasty red fruits, vanilla and tobacco aromas. This is a Cabernet Franc with great depth. It is rich and concentrated with blackcurrant, blueberries, mulberry and chocolate flavours. Grapes were grown in the Bridge Pa subregion of Hawke’s Bay on the western side of the Heretaunga Plains; Bridge Pa, which neighbours Gimblett Gravels, is slightly cooler. Vineyards are on free-draining alluvial soils on gravelly stony terraces. Red wine grapes were fermented in open-top fermenters at low temperature with daily hand plunging of skins. It was matured in oak for 12 months then bottled in June, 2019.
Wine Type: Red
Cabernet Franc
750ml
Bottle size
6
Concentration: Medium Oak: Medium Oak
Alchohol Content: 12.5
12.5%
Aroma
Red fruits, toast, mint, tobacco
Taste
Bitter cherries, chocolate, blackcurrant, blueberries
Ideal With
Smoked beef ribs with Kansas City BBQ sauce