2022 Murdoch Hill vis-à-vis Cabernet Franc

This is the fifth release of Downer’s Cabernet Franc. The fruit was sourced from Murdoch’s own Oakbank vineyard, with its sandy loam soils which are lightly peppered with quartz. Downer has planted a further 400 vines of Cabernet Franc which will come online from the 2023 vintage.

The vines here are spur pruned and the team practices detailed hand pruning, shoot thinning and bunch thinning to ensure they give Downer the lifted, violet and red-fruited profile he’s chasing for this spicy, sappy, Loire-inspired red. The fruit for the 2022 was hand-picked and 100% destemmed, then racked into mostly older (only 10% new) French barriques, where it rested for 10 months. High-toned, richly weighted, brilliantly balanced, bright and pure fruited.

From our Estate vineyard, An easy drinking Loire inspired red. Lifted violets with a hint of herbal notes, juicy fresh blue and succulent dark red cherry fruits with a slight meaty edge.

Murdoch Hill is a small family producer located in the stunning Adelaide Hills, with a focus on creating wines that are honest and authentic to their origins and express the quality of the fruit. Winemaker Michael Downer has travelled top winemaking regions across Italy and France, along with working with the finest winemakers across Australia, and now producing his own wines he wanted to ensure the wines show a sense of place, something that is engrained in the European wine culture. Michael adopts a more minimalistic winemaking approach and reducing additions to show the purity of the fruit.

Murdoch Hills has built a reputation in the Australian wine industry with consistently receiving rave reviews from respected critics.

For the full Murdoch Hill experience, their tasting room is situated on the eastern side of the Adelaide Hills, just outside of Oakbank with an intimate setting, which opens to a sun-filled outdoor deck in the warmer months.

Consider serving this wine with a grilled lamb chop with a blackberry reduction sauce. The wine's vibrant acidity and medium-bodied profile beautifully complement the tender, succulent lamb, while its pronounced notes of blackberry, red currant, and subtle spice harmonise with the fruity and tangy flavours of the reduction sauce. The interplay between the wine's herbaceous undertones and the savoury grilled meat creates a great combination of flavours.

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