Bleasdale Frank Potts Cabernet Malbec 2017 (6x 750mL). SA

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In 1836, at the age of 21, Frank Potts arrived in South Australia on HMS Buffalo. In 1850 he established Bleasdale, the first Vineyard and Winery at Langhorne Creek.

This wine is layered and complex with red berry and darker fruit aromas, notably blackcurrant, plum and lifted violets. These characters continue onto the palate, with floral and fruit layers supported by fine oak tannin and lively berry fruit persistence.

Balanced, finely structured and perfumed, this wine shows considerable length and structure and will benefit from cellaring for up to 20 years. Bottled without filtration, decanting 1 hour prior to consumption is recommended.

Region:
SA - Langhorne Creek
State:
South Australia
Country:
Australia

Winery Tasting Notes

Aroma

Red berry and darker fruit aromas, notably blackcurrant, plum and lifted violets.

Palate

Floral and fruit layers supported by fine oak tannin and lively berry fruit persistence.

Medals & Trophies

2018 Perth Royal Wine Show - Best Red Wine of Show - Trophy

2018 Perth Royal Wine Show - Best Red Blend - Trophy

Winery Profile

Frank Potts was born in 1815, three weeks after the Battle of Waterloo, into an England of hope and glory. Salt seemed to seep through his blood, for he joined the Royal Navy at the age of nine, taking his first commission on Nelson's famous HMS Victory. Barefoot and bare-chested he sailed around the world avoiding cholera and the cat of nine tails before arriving in South Australia in the first landing party in 1836, with just a chest of carpentry tools to his name.

He started colonial life as a 21 year old boat builder in Port Adelaide, was promoted to harbour master and pilot, constructed his own ketch Petrel, and became a trader of onions, wheat, sea birds, seal oil and skins from Kangaroo Island to the mainland.

Selling his boat and first home in Port Adelaide, he purchased the first sections of land on the fertile Bremer River at Langhorne Creek, cleared the land and started farming.

He planted his first vines in 1858 selling wine to Thomas Hardy, before expanding his holdings to 30 acres in the 1860s.

Ironically, it was Frank Potts' abilities as a sailor that led him to Langhorne Creek - and the life of a landlubber winemaker and vigneron.

He saw the potential of the region when he explored it in the 1850s, convinced that the stands of tall red gums promised fertile soils and reliable water.

Since Frank's journey Langhorne Creek's alluvial soils and surprisingly cool climate, nurtured by maritime breezes, has attracted many famous winemakers.

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Other Information

  • 2017 vintage
  • 6 x 750mL Bottles
  • SA - Langhorne Creek, South Australia
  • Screwcap closure
  • 14.5% alc.
  • New

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