$39.80
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Region: Yarra Valley
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
First Glance: Blue Fruits, Earthy, Spiced
Acclaim: Best Cabernet Blend, Yarra Valley Wine Show 2024
The Wine:
Low crops and careful canopy management ensure powerful varietal flavours and great intensity in a medium bodied frame in this Cabernet blend. Once harvested, the fruit was placed in the cool room overnight and the following morning bunches were sorted and destemmed with each variety kept separate for fermentation. Following alcoholic fermentation in open fermenters the Cabernet was left on skins for extended maceration which produces fine tannins, essential for the structure and longevity of the wine. After pressing, the wine was transferred to French oak barriques (35% new) for maturation.
The wine shines with vibrant purple hues, the nose wafting with currants, blue fruits, boysenberry and fresh leafy tobacco. The medium weight palate is threaded with blackberry, red currants, hints of cassis, blood plum and vibrant crushed red fruits on a background of lightly baked earth and fresh cut beetroot. The long, fine and gravelly tannin frames this wine and provides a wonderful fine structure driving long to the finish.
