4 Gold Medals

Generous ripe fruit flavours of the Clare Valley are balanced with elegant, fine tannins, lifted mint character and velvety finish of the Coonawarra.

Dry/Sweet
dry
semi sweet
sweet
wine body
light
medium
full
Oak
none
some
plenty
grape varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon

blend or single variety

Single Variety

region

Clare Valley 51% + Coonawarra 49%

colour

At release, the wine has a deep blood red colour to the centre with a youthful dark purple hue to the edges.

nose

There are intense aromas of dark blackcurrant fruit along with subtle choc-mint and a hint of crushed violets.

palate

On the palate, this is show-stopping wine with intense flavours of cassis and blackberry fruit along with violets and mint and attractive premium oak characters. Overall, the wine is well balanced with complex, well-integrated, elegant tannins providing structure and an intense, persistent length to the finish.

oak maturation

The wine was matured for up to 14 months in French oak barrels (10% new and remaining in 1 to 2 year old) followed by fining, minimal filtration and then bottling.

cellaring notes

Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditions.

alcohol volume

14.50%

acid

6.90

pH

3.40

residual sugar

0.80

pack size

Single: 750ml bottle, Case: 6 x 750ml bottle