2005 Frank Potts
Frank Potts founded Bleasdale in 1850, this wine celebrates his legacy of innovation and resourcefulness. This wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon based bordeaux blend and may contain varying percentages of Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Merlot depending on the performance of those varietals in the vintage year.
This is the 13th release of Bleasdale's flagship Frank Potts blend and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 89%, Malbec 10% & 1% Petit Verdot. The wine has great perfume and powerful flavours of blackberries, dark cherries & violets. Maturation in French oak barrels has added some complexity to the soft round palate which finishes with a lovely sweet fruit richness.
Colour: deep red with purple hue
Nose: perfumed berries and violets
Palate: rich, full bodied wine with flavours of blackberries, mint & violets
Cellar: Now until 2018
Food: Favourite meat dishes.
14.5% / 8.6 Standard Drinks
The quality at this price is a great gift to red drinkers. Mattinson poured his glass out just to make sure he was drinking the right wine... he couldn't believe the quality. - Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh
