Winemaker Notes
This is a wine with finesse and fine structure. The nose opens with layers of blackberries, plum and herbs. The palate is elegant and refined with more black fruit, lifted acidity and dusted tannins through the long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a comparatively quiet Cab, seemingly more Bordelais in style than South Aussie, but it's varietally expressive nonetheless. Powerful, dusty tannins and lifted acidity balance plump blackberries, currant, graphite and herbal characteristics.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Covering a long strip of southeastern coastline in South Australia, the Limestone Coast growing region has a moderately cool climate and includes the subregions of Coonawarra, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Padthaway, Robe and Wrattonbully.
Its warm northern and inland areas are recognized for high quality, full-bodied Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. The much cooler Mount Gambier, to the extreme south, is well-suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.