The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Nose: The wine is perfumed with leaf and cassis bundled together with lovely depth. Whilst very savoury, the oak wafts through the background but never dominates and the vinous essence of the wine sits squarely in the centre.

Palate:On the palate the wine has tight and pronounced flavours of chocolate, red berries and black cherry skins with echoes of light tobacco and bramble on the finish. The tannins are fine and tight whilst the wine finishes on sandal-wood and cedar notes drifting over a core of blackcurrant, cherries and red apple skins.

Colour: At release, the wine immediately presents vivid ruby and crimson hues whilst its body is near enough to black.

Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Dry/Sweet: Dry

Vintage: 2009

Range: The Visionary

Blend or Single: Single Variety

Region: Clare Valley

Wine Body: Full

Oak Maturation:

Vintage Condition: In the Clare Valley, vintage 2009 was characterized by optimal growing conditions with warm days, cool nights and soil moisture levels at or near full capacity due to welcome rains in August 2008. Mild weather continued during December and January, gradually warming to a heat-wave. Strong canopies protected the fruit and mature leaves withstood the high temperatures. Fortunately, when the heat subsided the region entered a period of perfect ripening conditions once more and delivered exceptionally well balanced wines; showing rich, varietally pure fruit flavours.

Cellaring Notes: Immediately approachable but will cellar well in ideal conditions for up to 20 years from vintage date.

Alcohol Volume: 14.0

Residual Sugar: 0.64

Standard Drinks:

pH: 3.43

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