Vintage
2020
ABV
13.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
A Pinot of softness and juiciness yet carrying charm and complexity.
Wild cherry and raspberry on the nose with hints of florals and stemminess adding a little extra dimension and depth to the wine.
Soft and approachable with a core of savoury fruit that gives the wine length and balance in this mid-weighted style.
Winemaker's Bio
Having grown up in Perth, Brian developed an interest in winemaking during a traveling holiday while working at Majestic Wines in London. Brian's background is in biology and he completed a Postgraduate degree in Viticulture and Oenology from Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand.
In 2003, after his first vintage in Frankland River, Brian traveled to Amercia to do a vintage in the Russian River, a sub-region of the Sonoma Valley in California. In 2005 he completed another vintage in the Rias Baixas wine region in north west Spain, where they specialized in Albarinho which has similar characteristics to Riesling.
After 6 years of winemaking in Frankland, he joined the family business at Frankland Estate and is relishing the new challenge.
Brian is supported in the winery by Hunter Smith, 2nd generation family owner. Hunter received a Bachelor of Business (Agricultural Management) degree from Marcus Oldham College in Victoria. He became a full-time member of the Frankland Estate team in 1999, and is now applying his breadth of knowledge to every aspect of winery operations, including winemaking, finance and marketing.
