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HOOSEGG ‘Jade Moon’ Cabernet Franc

$140.00 inc.GST

No.1 Ranked 2017 Cabernet Franc in Australia (The Real Review, Huon Hooke)

“Not many winemakers around Australia have got their heads around cabernet franc. But when done right this is a grape variety that can be every bit as good as cabernet sauvignon, if in a more elegant style. This version, with 7% merlot and 5% cabernet sauvignon, is the complete package with its deep colour followed by a beautifully complex and fragrant bouquet – leaf, graphite and violets over a rich bed of blackberries. Dry and only mid weight but it displays a powerful core of dark yet subtle fruits with a surprisingly firm structure before a long and impressive finish. Oak is a little out there right now but give it five years and this wine will really sing.”

97 points – Winepilot, Angus Hughson

“Deep, dense colour – red/purple and very brooding. Intense fruit aroma of blueberry, raspberry, rhubarb and a talcum powder high-note from oak. A trace of violet starting up. The wine is intense and concentrated, bold and bright if not really complex yet. Give it time. This is a bright, bouncy youngster with firm tannins which has yet to give of its best. It needs more time.”*

96 points – Huon Hooke*


Cabernet Franc 89%, Merlot 6% and Cabernet Sauvignon 5%

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Varietal

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot