2 Gold Medals

This wine displays a lifted perfume of violets whilst flavours of juicy blackcurrant & plums delight against a backdrop of fine grained tannins and savoury French oak. In assembling this blend, our winemakers have crafted a finished wine in which the contribution of each assembled part made greater the whole, yet which presents a degree of refinement and seamlessness in a blended varietal wine that is so often elusive.

The final blend represents Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (32%), Malbec (8%), Cabernet Franc (5%)

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

Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc

blend or single variety

Blend

region

Clare Valley

colour

At release the wine is a deep red colour with a purple hue to the edge.

nose

There are subtle floral notes of violet with rich cassis and hints of dark chocolate covered cherries. The oak maturation provides dusty cigar box and rich leather overtones.

palate

This is a full bodied wine with complex layers of flavour. At its core is rich blackcurrant, and dark cherry, beautifully melding with dark chocolate, hints of mint and savoury oak with supple underlying tannins. Overall a very complete, complex and most enjoyable wine.

oak maturation

French oak was employed for its ability to deliver a degree of elegance and length to the palate. The wine was matured for 12 months in French oak before being blended, filtered and bottled.

cellaring notes

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

alcohol volume

14.50%

acid

6.22

pH

3.52

residual sugar

0.73

pack size

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

previous vintages

2015