Cabernet Franc is the ‘other Cabernet’ that you may hear less about, but it’s one tasty variety! It’s quite often blended in a Bordeaux style red blend, however it’s also vinified on its own like this Three Hills 2018 from Happs Wines in WA’s Margaret River region.
“Pee-tee Vur-doe ” is how you pronounce the red wine grape. Petite Verdot. It’s commonly found in Bordeaux where winemakers add it to blends to enhance the colour, tannin and floral aromas in a wine. However it’s pretty darn good on its own too. This example I received as a free gift from Happs in WA’s Margaret River…
“Hand-picked with fruit destemmed only. Then spent 13 days on skins whilst bring hand plunged. The wine was then aged in 50% new French oak puncheons, on lees for five months”. I love hearing about how a wine is made. There’s so much work that can go into what’s in our glasses. This Three Hills…
Back in the 1970s two young teachers named Erl and Ros Happ decided to plant a wide range of wine grape varieties in WA’s Margaret River region. Today the Happs estate vineyards produce more than 30 grape varieties! And this wine is made up of three of those varieties. Introducing the Happs Wines ‘Three Hills’ 2018 Grenache, Shiraz…
Tannat is a grape which is commonly found in the South West of France and also Uruguay. We cracked this Aussie version last night – the Happs Wines Three Hills 2018 Tannat which I received as a sample (thank you!!).
2018 was an outstanding vintage for both whites and reds in WA’s Margaret River which is why the recent release of Happs Wines ‘Three Hills’ wine range has been much anticipated.