"Fruity, varietal & with an excellent mouthfeel" Cameron Douglas, MS
"Offering bright fruit intensity together with silky texture & fine tannins" Wine Orbit
Delicious with pan-fried steak with mushroom sauce & a side of seasonal vegetables
Mystery Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Franc 2021
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Mystery Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Franc 2021
Accolades
Awarded 94/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023
Description
- French oak
- Black cherry
- Dark chocolate
- Toasty finish
"Distinctive, concentrated, varietal, fruity and nicely complex bouquet of dark berries, black olive, tobacco and violets. Aromas of blackberry and clove, Doris plums, vanilla, some bacon oak and toasty barrel qualities. On the palate A dry wine, textured and complex, fruity, varietal and with an excellent mouthfeel. Lovely concentration of fruit with flavours that reflect the bouquet. Well made, youthful and taut, firm tannins and medium+ acid line, a wine that will age and develop complexities. Best drinking from 2024 through 2030+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Fabulously ripe and perfumed, the bouquet shows Black Doris plum, blueberry, bay leaf, violet and toasted nut aromas, followed by a delightfully flavoursome palate offering bright fruit intensity together with silky texture and fine tannins. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023
Dense ruby core and thin rim. An aromatic blend of green peppercorn and chocolate laced with ripe berry fruit. Black cherry and dark chocolate laced with a touch of green chilli flavour lead to a coco powder like structure and a long toasty finish. Drinking beautifully from release and will continue to mature over the next five years.
This mystery wine was harvested from a from a single vineyard within the Gimblett Gravels wine growing district of Hawke’s Bay. The vigour moderating, free draining gravel provides a superb base for this low cropping Cabernet Franc. This vineyard site has ideal ripening conditions for achieving the intense aromatics and delicate structure that Cabernet Franc can give. The fruit was carefully monitored during ripening and harvested in the cool evening at maximum flavour maturity and physiological ripeness.
The Cabernet Franc grapes were held cold for four days prior to ferment to help extract maximum flavour and enhance colour stability. Inoculation took place to carry out the primary alcoholic fermentation. When dry the young wine was pressed and then racked off gross lees to 10 per cent new French oak and 90 per cent seasoned French oak. The wine underwent a clean malolactic fermentation while ageing in oak for 11 months. It was then gently extracted from oak, blended and carefully prepared for bottling.
Food Pairing: Well matched with full flavoured savoury dishes such as pan-fried steak with mushroom sauce and a side of seasonal vegetables.
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Fantastic wine for all occasions
Paul - 02/12/2024
Great wine loved it
Charles - 02/12/2024
Great value
Janette - 30/11/2024
Great value
Edward - 30/11/2024
Excellent value for money
Alan - 29/11/2024
Very drinkable. Not too sweet or too dry
Gabrielle - 28/11/2024
Great value for money
Shelly - 28/11/2024
Drinking very well right now and will be even better with another couple of years cellaring. Flavour is distinctly Gimblett with lovely plum raspberry nose.
Ross - 28/11/2024
Really enjoyed it.
Aileen - 28/11/2024
A very nice red with a very nice price!
Sue - 27/11/2024
A truly excellent full flavoured red at a great price.
Fraser - 27/11/2024
A very in-depth lasting flavour. Throughly recommended..
Dave - 27/11/2024
Great value for such a nice wine.
Neville - 26/11/2024
Delightful burgundy style.. should have bought more.
Graham - 26/11/2024
Great to find Cabernet Franc, especially of this quality
John - 26/11/2024
An absolute bargain for the price given the quality of the wine and the delicious blend of Cabernet and Franc. Highly recommend and will buy again
John - 26/11/2024
Smooth with good depth of colour
Pam - 26/11/2024
A wide variety of beautiful flavours that linger in the mouth to enjoy. Hard not to refill the glass!
John - 26/11/2024
Excellent value for money - ordered two more cases!
Sue - 26/11/2024
Excellent value for $
Anne - 26/11/2024
excellent value
paul - 26/11/2024
Well ripened and balanced with subtle spice lingering
Laurie - 18/11/2024
Very impressed. Excellent value for money
Elda - 05/09/2024
At that price it's a must have
John - 31/08/2024
This is an outstanding wine! Will order more if it's available.
John - 30/08/2024
Lovely wine, vanilla oak and dark fruit still coming together so decant or aerate to enjoy at its best now. Long life ahead I would think. Great value.
Dave - 30/08/2024
Have tried this variety in Europe, impressed with this wines dark colour and complexity, will buy again
Barry - 01/12/2024
Very Pleasant wine
Jill - 30/11/2024
Very nice wine and value for money
Wayne - 29/11/2024
Excellent value, easy drinking, totally recommend!
Sue - 29/11/2024
very pleasant drinking. Very good value at that price
Tom - 29/11/2024
Excellent value and easy drinking wine
Graeme - 29/11/2024
Pleasantly surprised!
Susan - 28/11/2024
Perfect with friends and food.
Alison - 28/11/2024
Great drop. I’d buy again
kevin - 28/11/2024
Nice easy drinking red, great value
Peter - 28/11/2024
good value wine
Helen - 27/11/2024
Very nice wine at a great price point - perfect midweek quaffer
Michelle - 27/11/2024
Cabernet Franc isn't often available, but when it is and the quality is good, it's definitely worth buying. This wine is best with food and will continue to improve with further aging. In the meantime, let it breathe and it rounds out nicely.
Ian - 26/11/2024
Excellent ripe flavour profile. Really nice blend with a hint of yeast.
Daniel - 26/11/2024
This wine has potential for medium term cellaring. Good value for money but not the best Cabernet Franc I'vd tried
Rhys - 26/11/2024
Light easy drinking. Improves when decanting
Brian - 26/11/2024
Fruity and light texture.Great value for money.
Ganesh - 26/11/2024
Nice deep notes ...peppery but nice
Tony - 26/11/2024
a very mellow drop, light enough to sip on its own but very enjoyable with pasta. Great value
jean - 26/11/2024
Lovely wine.
John - 26/11/2024
Great value.
Godfrey - 08/09/2024
lovely wine, great with lamb dishes.
Trevor - 01/09/2024
A classic Hawkes Bay Bordeaux type blend - still needs a couple of years in the bottle IMO so that's what I'm going to do with the 5 remaining
Steve - 31/08/2024
Good extraction with fine tannins. Some depth to this wine and should develop but good drinking now. Just looking for some florals for 5 stars.
Lance - 30/08/2024
Great growing area, great varietal, reasonable age, but average wine.
Roger - 01/12/2024
Good value but would recommend aerating into a decanter to improve.
Kevin - 27/11/2024
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