VARIETY: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

100%: Organic | Biodynamic

REGION: McLaren Vale

COLOUR: Bright red hue

AROMA: Delicate spiced fragrance of paprika and cinnamon, with a touch of bok choy and tomato leaf

PALATE: Full bodied wine showing redcurrants and raspberries, rhubarb and paprika spice. Seamlessly followed by integrated French oak and elegant fine grain tannins.

CELLARING:

This wine gives the best of both worlds: fantastic when young, however careful cellaring for up to 10 years will be rewarded.

 

WINEMAKING & VINTAGE

VINTAGE:

2018 Growing season had very good winter rainfall allowing the vineyards to reach saturation point. A very dry spring encouraged healthy foliage growth and controlled the vines vigor well. We experienced one of the driest summers in 30 odd years; this meant a great concentration of flavours and intensity of fruit especially in Shiraz and Grenache. The whites reached fruit ripeness with low acidity therefore producing a very bright and vibrant flavour profile. A warmer than usual autumn (Indian summer) kept disease pressure low and helped natural malolactic fermentation. All and all, a very strong 2018 vintage with fantastic red wines maturing in barrel and vibrant white’s in bottle.

 

VINIFICATION:

Individual parcels from selected vineyards were harvested to capture optimum sugar and flavour equilibrium. The parcels were kept separate throughout de-stemming and fermentation, to ensure the highest quality. Fermentation was carried out in open top and static fermenters. Each parcel was plunged and pumped over twice a day for 14 days to extract colour, flavour and tannin structure. The ferments were pressed to new and mature French oak puncheons (500 litre barrels), where they were nurtured for 9 months prior to blending and bottling.

 

ALCOHOL: 14.0%

PH: 3.58

TA: 6.14g/L

TOTAL SO2: 66ppm

WINEMAKER: Richard Freebairn