Big Flower - Cabernet Franc2023
RED SAF14
- Producer Big Flower
- Blend Cabernet Franc
- Country South Africa
- Region Western Cape
- Appellation Stellenbosch
- UPC 6 0098020 1864 4
Reviews
Wine Advocate 91
The Botanica Wines 2023 Stellenbosch Big Flower Cabernet Franc has some green elements of laurel leaf, green peppercorn and rosemary that surround a core of dark fruit. The personality of the wine certainly is botanical, as I am sure the estate intended. In fact, there is a resemblance to wines from the Loire Valley. Matured in neutral (four-year-old) 400-liter French oak barrels, the wine shows a pretty spicy or zesty side.
by ML, Wine Advocate , 2025
Technical Details
Estate
Founded in 2009 by owner and self-taught winemaker Ginny Povall, an intrepid American who fell in love with the beautiful Cape winelands and purchased Protea Heights farm in Stellenbosch’s Devon. Established in the late 1940s, Protea Heights was the first farm in South Africa to cultivate indigenous protea flowers commercially (South Africa’s national flower). Inspired by this horticultural history, it was only natural that Ginny would choose to develop her wine brands and labels with a botanical flair.Today the estate boasts eight varieties of proteas (four of which are hybridized species unique to the property), largely destined for export to Europe. The 53 acre farm is planted with 24 acres of indigenous flowers, which bloom throughout the year and 12 acres of organically farmed, high density vineyards. Planted between 2009 and 2010, the estate vines include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Albariño.