Mid weight Aussie Claret - vibrant, bright fruits & soft tannins

Scored 94 Points by Halliday Wine Companion (Katrina Butler). Read the review.

Scored 93 Points by The Wine Front (Campbell Mattinson). Read the review.

Scored 93 Points by Wine Business Magazine (Mike Bennie). Read the review

Varieties: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 8% Carignan & 7% Malbec 

Vineyard: Vivian, Parish & Gullyview Vineyards

Planted: 1980 - 2000

Soil type: Red clay on limestone, 'Terra Rossa'

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Processing: Destemmed retaining ~ 50% whole berries, no whole bunch

Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily

Time on skins: 2 weeks

Pressing: Free run and pressings combined

Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days

Aging vessel: Slavonian oak foudre for 18 months, then racked to steel for 4 months

Filtration: No

Fining: No

Alc: 13.1% 

pH: 3.59

TA: 5.7

SO2: 30F, 60T

Production: 1100 dozen