Swinging Bridge #008 ‘FRANCRAZ’ 2022 (6 Bottles) Orange

by Felixir

$222.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The result of an experimental blending session, the second release of this cuvée. Both varieties are cold soaked for three days before starting fermentation and are vinified separately before blending. Kept eight months in seasoned puncheons.

“#008 is a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Shiraz – FrancRaz… I’ll stick with #006 ‘Tempinot’ and will say a polite -no- to ‘FrancRaz’. The wine is good, though!

Raspberries, red currants, bramble, crushed twigs. It’s a little thin in the mid-palate, but fresh, leafy, herbal with pomegranate tang and a tart red plum. Pink peppercorn aroma tops the lot. Easy to like and drink. Joyous.”

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About Swinging Bridge Wines

Swinging Bridge is a winery based around family, striving to produce wines of excellence that exhibit the unique provenance of the Orange region.

From the estate’s position on the slopes surrounding Mount Canobolas (Gaana Bulla), winemaker Tom Ward’s craft reflects his enduring passion for high altitude winemaking, with a focus on the region’s quintessential varieties: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Embracing innovation while grounded in heritage, Swinging Bridge’s wines are at the forefront of the Orange region’s development into a new frontier of celebrated cool-climate winemaking.

Our winemaker and Swinging Bridge owner, Tom Ward, is a passionate viticulturist and
winemaker, dedicated to producing quality cool-climate wines. Originally from Canowindra, Tom comes from a farming family spanning more than 150-years which led him to discover his passion for viticulture.

Now based in Orange with his wife Georgie and two children, Eliza and William, you will often find Tom tending to his vines, working hard in the winery or supporting operations in the cellar door.

Felixir

Felixir is a Melbourne based wine importer, wholesaler and agent. Drawing on 15 years in fine wine retail, founder Felix Riley was convinced of the increasing popularity of dry rosé and established Felixir in 2013 to focus on finding great examples of the style.

Selections are rounded out with interesting, personality driven reds and whites from Southern France and beyond, supported by a clutch of high quality small Australian, Italian, Slovenian and New Zealand producers. A common factor is delicious wines of interest, representing excellent value whatever their price point, reflecting the places and personalities behind them.