Wickhams Road Cabernet Franc variety_Shiraz

Wickhams Road Cabernet Franc variety_ShirazProducer Wickhams Road is a sublabel of Hoddles Creek based in the Upper Yarra. It is reserved for its non estate fruit wines. The D'Anna family owns and operates Wickhams Road, which also runs Mediterranean grocer Boccaccio Cellars. Tasting Note Medium bodied and dark fruited Cabernet Franc from the Yea Valley. It has black currant, blackberry, and plum flavors, some appealing green, leafy notes, pepper, and a hint of spice.

then open fermented and gently basket pressed before ageing on fine lees for 12 months in large format seasoned barrels and foudres

and earthy forest floor

They also have a small holding in Colli Senesi

graceful drop

refreshing and dare we say 'smashable' red made from Syrah

with gentle sweet and creamy tones

Campbell Mattinson 95pts

Preserved lemon and green olive in the aftertaste

and she cares for the vines herself

He is one of the guiding forces of the 'return to terroir' in Rioja and is one to watch

and bright acidity make this Sangiovese from the Adelaide Hills a beautiful example of the varietal

2020 being a cooler vintage