Review

The Wine Advocate RP 93
Colin McBride, who owns Adelina (and, do I need to mention, makes the wines) is a deeply intelligent and interesting guy, and so I always view the wines through that same lens. On the nose, this 2021 Cabernet Franc is insanely leafy: garden mint, hints of lantana, lavender and blackberry bramble. In the mouth, the wine follows this same, cool, mineral, leafy path. It's very good, but very different from the Cabernet Francs from Margaret River and other places around the country. There are notes of licorice root and anise.

アデリーナを所有し（そして、言うまでもなくワインも手がける）コリン・マクブライドは非常に知性があり興味深い人物で、私は常にその視点を通してワインを評価しています。香りはこの2021年カベルネ・フランで、驚くほど葉っぱ感が強く、庭のミント、ランタナのほのかな香り、ラベンダー、ブラックベリーブランブルが感じられます。口に含むと、このワインは同じくクールでミネラル感のある葉っぱ系の味わいが続きます。非常に良いワインですが、マーガレットリバーや国内の他の地域のカベルネ・フランとはかなり異なります。甘草の根やアニスのニュアンスも感じられます。

Winemaking

Hand-picked, destemmed, and crushed. Fermented on skins for 4 days before pressing. Completed malolactic fermentation and was racked once. Aged for 6 months in neutral French barriques.

Tasting Notes

On the nose: intense leafy aromatics — garden mint, blackberry bramble, lantana, and lavender.
On the palate: a cool, mineral, and herbaceous profile with flavors of licorice root and anise.
This is a unique take on Cabernet Franc, distinct from those of Margaret River and other Australian regions.

Technical Details

• Alcohol: 13.3%

• pH: 3.56

• Total Acidity (TA): 5.74 g/L

• Residual Sugar (RS): Negligible