Description
On the nose you get fresh herbs and plums which carry through to the palate, along with blueberries and some subtle red fruits. These are complemented with a touch of earthiness, combined with gentle, velvety tannins. This wine is a happy medium body and not to heavy – perfectly balanced. A great representation of Clare Valley Cabernet.
Cabernet Sauvignon picked on the 22nd March - We are chasing freshness, fruit forward wines in a medium bodied style with our cabs, because the grapes hung on the vine for longer than usual, they had time to produce flavour with great concentration. We have seen some of the best Cabernets to date come from the 2023 vintage.
Vineyard: Gullyview Vineyard, Watervale
Planted: 2014
Soil type: Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone
Picking date: March 22nd, 2023
Picking method: Machine harvested
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Processing: Crush and destemmed
Pressing: Only take free run juice
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Fermentation: Open head stainless steel for weeks 2 weeks, plunged twice a day
Aging vessel: Slavonian oak 3000L foudre for 11 months
Filtration: Crossflow
Fining: No
Alc: 13.2%