Craggy Range Sophia Merlot Cabernet Franc 2009

Craggy Range Sophia Merlot Cabernet Franc 2009Sophia is Craggy Range's flagship wine, a Bordeaux blend sourced from their best parcels of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in the famous Gimblett Gravels vineyard. The wine is made at the Giants Winery complex in a specially designed circular fermentation cellar containing 8000 litre French oak cuves. Each of the cuves are used for fermenting the Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot parcels of wine that

early picking

and gets the team in at least four times a year to show them how the wines are progressing

The balanced structure and fine tannins make this an excellent match with a broad range of foods

The Real Review - 93 points

for me is a good thing because I like to see the juicy fruit and acid shine with Rieslings which they do in this wine

dark plum and oak characters

cover-cropped and organically fertilized

Quite strongly oaked aroma

Since his father

In 2020 she was a finalist in the Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year list

A small section is planted at double that density – a staggering 22

Being well up the Range's north-facing slopes