The attractive nose of this Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has elements of black olive and cassis overlayed with perfumed, fine-grained French oak. A classy, elegant medium to full-bodied plate with fine, silky tannins that provide persistence and length. The key to this wine was the meticulous choice of the most consistently ripe grapes from 30 year old vines.
TASTING NOTES
We mature this wine for 2-3 years after bottling to provide a wine which is ready to be enjoyed now and for the next decade.
COLOUR
NOSE
Beautifully complexed ripe cassis nose augmented with integrated French oak to give fine a fine cedar nuance
PALATE
Fine medium to full bodied palate with silky tannins and great persistence of flavour, this wine has the elegance and structure expected of fine Cabernet Sauvignon
WINE MAKING
We mature this wine for 2-3 years after bottling to provide a wine which is ready to be enjoyed now and for the next decade. The vineyard chosen was thinned to position fruit along the trellis to avoid both excessive shading and over exposure to the sun. Following harvest on 4th March 2016, the fruit was fermented in an oak vat will regular manual pump overs. Pressed with some residual sugar, the wine was run into new French oak to complete primary fermentation. The wine received several rackings then completed maturation in three year old French oak hogsheads for seven months. Following bottling the wine received a further two years bottle aging before being released in September 2021. Single Batch. Hand pruned. Hand crop thinned and shoot positioned.
