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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2022

$51.99

SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. 96 points “Outstanding” Ray Jordan.

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Description

Award winning family owned and operated boutique winery Frankland Estate is located in Frankland River, the coolest and most isolated wine-growing region in Western Australia. Warm days, cool nights (maritime influenced by the proximity to the Great Southern Ocean – means milder summers and winters) optimum ripening conditions, sustainable organic practices and a pristine pollution free environment are all contributing factors to the fine wines it produces.

About this wine from the winemaker: Fruit for this wine was sourced from three different locations in the Isolation Ridge vineyard at Frankland Estate. The vineyard is planted on undulating northern and eastern facing slopes and has duplex soils of ironstone gravel and loam over a clay sub soil. A combination of the original 1988 ‘Houghtons’ Clone plantings as well as the newer Hermitage Clone 470. Organic certification achieved on these vineyards since 2009.

“This wine is 95% Syrah with 1.5% Viognier and 3.5% Mourvèdre. 5% whole bunches are included, carefully sourced from among two blocks where the stems turn yellow as ripeness is achieved. Aromatics and tannin complexity result from the whole bunch. 85% of the blend is from the original 1988-planted winery block. 10% is our younger 470 clone which brings more complexity and another dimension to the tannin profile. The 470 also reaches the ripeness we are happy with at slightly lower sugar levels (typically 1.0 Be less sugar), Mourvèdre and co fermented Viognier add complexity of flavour and texture while Syrah remains the hero. Our aim is delicacy with power. The wine was matured for 14 months in 3,500-litre French Oak foudre and a few additional 500-litre puncheons.

“2022 – A very profound vintage for Frankland River. A very wet and cold winter, was followed by a cool and wet spring which wet the soil profile all the way through, providing ideal conditions for good growth and fruit set on the vines. Drier conditions from December onwards with nice warm days without being hot allowed the vines to carry a good crop through to harvest. Fruit for this wine was harvested late March to early April. The long hangtime rewarded grapes of lovely maturity and flavour. The red wines maintaining a fruitfulness and delicacy we have endeavoured to nurtured throughout.”

96 points Ray JordanA wine that shows the evolution of both style and quality of this now well-established WA Syrah. It now has the addition of clone 470 in addition to the original Houghton clone from when it was planted in 1988. A small amount of viognier and Mourvèdre is also used. The wine was matured for 14 months in 3500-litre French Oak foudre and a few additional 500-litre puncheons. This is an exciting development. The wine has become more elegant and stylish while gaining complexity and better structural tannin profile. It’s medium bodied with beautifully expressive red fruits and a little spice and black pepper. Outstanding.”

95 points, Erin Larkin, Halliday Wine Companion “There’s a lot of detail and delight with this savoury syrah, a 1.5% splash of viognier and 3.5% glug of mourvèdre also in the mix, with 5% whole bunches, then aged 14 months in French oak foudres plus puncheons. The tannins are key – they are shapely, plush, almost velvety, and augmented by aromas/flavours of dark fruit, warm spice, ferrous notes and gun smoke. Fuller bodied without feeling weighty, and the finish is long.”

94 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front Cherry, blueberry, toasted peanuts, grilled meat and spice, sage leaf, floral too with some red apple juiciness. It’s medium-bodied, spicy and firm, again that red apple mingles with red and blue fruits, tannin is kind of dusty and dry, but carried well within the overall succulence and perfume of the wine, and the finish is long and dry, and lightly peppery. It’s an expressive and lively Shiraz, and very good it is too.”

RRP $61  *Our Special Price $51.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine*

Additional information

Producer

Frankland Estate

Region or Country

Australia, Frankland River, Western Australia

Variety

Shiraz

Vintage

2022

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