REGION: South Australia, 2010
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING: The grapes for this wine were sourced from Angove’s own Nanya vineyards and premium growers in the South Australia. Soils are predominantly red sandy loam over limestone, on gently undulating east west ridges.
Harvest in 2010 was almost perfect; after a long wait some water returned to the Murray Darling system, the life blood of Australia’s inland regions, and growers were able to irrigate sensibly. The weather was consistent with sunny days and cool nights, except for a short heat spell in early November which stressed vines whilst flowers were setting. A subsequent smaller than normal yield resulted, which in turn meant more intense flavour. Harvest began early as the flavours and tannins ripened quickly, producing grapes deep in colour and rich in texture.
The grapes for this wine were picked at night to make sure that they were as cool as possible. Crushed to modern rotary fermenters the grapes were then allowed to macerate for 2 days before inoculation and fermentation. Pressed off skins 7 days later and allowed to go through the second malolactic fermentation. The wine has then had minimal handling prior to filtration for bottling in our BRC accredited winery.
WINEMAKERS’ NOTES: Deep red in colour, with some purple hues, complex aromas of red berry integrate perfectly with more savoury and red pepper notes with a gentle touch of oak. The rich mouth filling palate, with flavours following through from the initial impression of berries and more complex capsicum family characters has delightful savoury notes with clean tannins and some soft background oak. A classic Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, great with red meats and any full flavoured dishes.
TECHNICAL: Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon Alcohol: 14.0% alc/vol Total Acidity: 6.5 gms/l Residual Sugar: <2 gms/l