Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

Blend

Clare Valley

At release, the wine is a deep crimson red with an evolving brick red hue to the rim.

The wine displays layered and complex aromas of blackberry, cassis, fruit pastille, dark chocolate, mocha, cedar, with hints of leather and cigar box from high-quality oak maturation.

This is a full bodied wine with rich flavours intermingling harmoniously with tightly wound oak tannins. Across the palate, black cherry, cassis, olive tapenade, dried mint and a hint of charcuterie characters delight. There is a long persistent finish of cigar box and spiced fruit compote.

The wine was matured in a fine grained French oak barriques (a combination of new and seasoned) for a period of 24 months before being bottled.

Whilst the growing season was characterised as warm and dry for vintage 2018, we avoided any major heatwaves and so to that end, vintage was relatively calm and controlled. Overall, the winemaking team reported that the quality of the wines from this vintage are very good indeed.

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

14.00%

6.36

3.50

0.70

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

2016