Climes of Cabernet Franc 2022, Weather Report Sweet Clare Whitehead and Luke Wolfe

Clare Whitehead and Luke Wolfe are making some of the UK's most serious

They can take meatier fish

Very small production Verdelho from the oldest vineyard of that variety in South Africa

but also floral tinges and freshness that could only come from Grenache

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Climes of Cabernet Franc 2022, Weather Report Sweet Clare Whitehead and Luke WolfeWeather Report is the project of up and coming young winemaker Chris Keet Jnr. Whilst his day job sees him working at Bot River Gabrielskloof estate, Weather Report so far solely explores Cabernet Franc from a handful of tiny sites across the Western Cape. The wines are beautifully detailed and perfumed, medium bodied with fine acidity and lithe red and black fruit. Beautiful stuff.