Dolomite Cabernet Franc

"Hats off to anyone who has managed to capture the real beauty of Cab Franc, even if only a few barrels. The real hero is the one who manages to create a proud representative of both variety and place in big enough volumes to be distributed and enjoyed around the world. Sold at a great price-value ratio. A Franc that offers its lively, charmingly attractive red fruit spectrum and floral fragrance while holding on to its seriousness, in both structure and its characteristic herbal spectrum, which is so much part of its DNA. Winningly balanced on a knife’s edge. If you lose that, on either side, you lose its soul. And this is where Bruwer has completely nailed The Dolomite 2019 to absolute perfection. Part of its success is that this is not made as a “second wine”. It is not a declassified Raats Family Wines, not a selection of the “lesser barrels” to match a lower price point. It is proudly grown and made to be The Dolomite. And it will succeed in bringing more Cab Franc lovers into this world. Just as in the Loire, the challenge is to bring it to you in its purest expression. As flirty, as serious, while still being very capable of playing with your mind as much as offering enormous drinking pleasure. Where the bright, red-fruited juiciness stays in front of the gritty, spicy herbal edge, ready to charm your socks off. The first vintage of Dolomite was 2010. More than ten years of finetuning, the Bruwer way. Constantly evolving, taking in the feedback. Constantly going back to the drawing board and now getting into the very finest detail. Persistence is also king." - Madeleine Stenwreth MW