Description
The Smith family have been growing Mourvedre on their property for the past 20 years, usually blending it away into some of their other reds. These Mourvedre vines are the oldest in the region for the variety, and so they decided it was finally time to bring it into the spotlight with a single variety bottling.
The 2022 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvèdre is a brooding, complex red that’s all about depth and character. With the oldest Mourvèdre vines in the region, the Smith family have really come into their own with this second-ever single-varietal release from the Isolation Ridge Vineyard.
On the nose, expect a whirlwind of exotic spice, floral notes, and earthy undertones. Think spiced cherries, dried rose petals, and a touch of prosciutto, all underpinned by the vineyard’s signature ferrous minerality. The palate is just as enticing—juicy and layered, with dark blueberry, bitter cocoa, and a savoury edge that makes it both intriguing and incredibly drinkable. The tannins are fine and dusty, allowing the fruit, spice, and earthy elements to take centre stage.
Aged for 14 months in puncheons, this Mourvèdre is elegant yet powerful, with a freshness that speaks to the cool, slow-ripening vintage of 2022. It’s a wine for those who love their reds dark, savoury, and full of personality. Enjoy now or cellar until 2036 to see those earthy, mineral notes evolve even further.
Filled to the brim with layers and layers of flavour - blueberry, ferrous minerality, bitter cocoa - all coming together with an aura of European flair.
95 points
"Liquorice/aniseed, violet, cherry and raspberry, dried herbs, camphor, peanut shells, orange peel, smoked tea leaf – all the things! It’s medium-bodied, meaty and savoury, strewn with dried herb/flower perfume, grainy sooty tannin chew, shitake mushroom and other umami stuff, a pomegranate tang to lively acidity, with a dusty dry and ferrous finish of excellent length. Such character. Terrific."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
95 points
"I have a soft spot for this savoury, rustic yet utterly charming wine. While it has a core of sweet red cherries and plums doused in warm spices with some licorice, it’s the meatiness, the twigs, earthiness and woodsy/oak flavour that come to the fore. The tannins are gravelly, the mid-weighted palate attuned to the acidity flowing through. It’s satisfying and the consensus is, please pass another glass alongside the charcuterie platter."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)
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