Tasting Notes
FRNC is a 100% Cabernet Franc made with the love and care that Brad is known for. This is ripe, floral, fruity and fleshy with a beguiling complexity and textural flow. It's a perfect wine to enjoy every day...it's high-noted and fresh, fun and so gluggable. - Chris L
Brash Higgins is a small winery in the pretty region of McLaren Vale. The owner and wine maker is Brad Hickey a New Yorker who fell in love with a good Australian girl while working in South Australia with Chris Ringland. Just a few vintages later and his wines have become extremely sought after. Producer Note.
We adore the philosophy and expression of all the Brash Higgins wines. Each wine has a unique approach in order to reflect the parcel of fruit in different ways. There's a plethora of alternate fermentation vessels used to harbour the grapes that are picked at different ripeness levels. The result... a range of incredibly versatile and tactile wines from McLaren Vale.
Brash Higgins aka Brad Hickey was once a sommelier at some of the great restaurants around the world. Love had other plans for Brad though and he found himself in the sandy soils of McLaren Vale where Brash Higgins was born. The Brash Higgins home vineyard, Omensetter, is located between the Willunga Escarpment and the Gulf of Saint Vincent on an easterly aspect. Shiraz and Cabernet were originally planted here, but Brash has since added Nero d'Avola and the rare Chinese/Greek Crystal variety. The vineyard is planted on red-brown clay over limestone and benefits from the cooling influence of the southern ocean. The Omensetter vineyard is certified organic and all of the other vineyards Brash sources from also encompass this approach.
| Product Type | Wine Red Cabernet Franc |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | McLaren Vale |
| Winemaking Practices | Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |