Shiraz delivers rich and plump dark plum to the mid palate whilst blackcurrent, dark chocolate and mint characters from the Cabernet Sauvignon drives the finish. Overall a sublimely complex and multi layered wine.

Dry/Sweet
dry
semi sweet
sweet
wine body
light
medium
full
Oak
none
some
plenty
grape varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

blend or single variety

Blend

region

Clare Valley

colour

At release, the wine is a deep crimson red with an evolving brick red hue to the rim.

nose

The wine displays layered and complex aromas of blackberry, cassis, fruit pastille, dark chocolate, mocha, cedar, with hints of leather and cigar box from high-quality oak maturation.

palate

This is a full bodied wine with rich flavours intermingling harmoniously with tightly wound oak tannins. Across the palate, black cherry, cassis, olive tapenade, dried mint and a hint of charcuterie characters delight. There is a long persistent finish of cigar box and spiced fruit compote.

oak maturation

The wine was matured in a fine grained French oak barriques (a combination of new and seasoned) for a period of 24 months before being bottled.

vintage conditions

Whilst the growing season was characterised as warm and dry for vintage 2018, we avoided any major heatwaves and so to that end, vintage was relatively calm and controlled. Overall, the winemaking team reported that the quality of the wines from this vintage are very good indeed.

cellaring notes

Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditions.

alcohol volume

14.00%

acid

6.36

pH

3.50

residual sugar

0.70

pack size

Single: 750ml bottle, Case: 6 x 750ml bottle

previous vintages

2016