Farm to Table Cabernet Sauvignon
Colour
Dark red with some youthful purple hues.
Aroma
Ripe blackberry with hints of dark chocolate and spicy oak.
Palate
Dense and full flavored with grippy tannins and a smooth finish, Flavours of rich plum and red cherry and a hint of savoury spice.
2017 was a cold and challenging season. As a robust variety our Cabernet enjoyed the cool conditions. The long hang time ensured a good slow development of flavour with slow building sugar levels. This meant we could keep the alcohol below 14% and still have lovely ripe flavours. The fruit was picked from our Billi’s vineyard in the last week of April, 2017.
The wine was matured using new French (70%) and American (30%) oak. We blended in a small portion of Merlot (6%) from the same vineyard which contributes ripe, juicy plum flavours and fills out the mid palate.
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