Winter Special Offer $150 for 6 bottles
Inky purple in colour; a modern take on the classic Aussie Claret tradition. Blackcurrant, cassis, plum, dusty red earth, cupboard spice, and lifted mint aromas. Follows on the palate with ripe blood plum, fruit cake, black cherry, tomato vine. Crushed brick and flinty minerality, grippy tannins enlivened by a bright acid drive. Concentrated, persistent, and perfect with pizza, pasta or protein.
From $35.00
Tasted on a Flower Day, 3 March 2024.
Vineyard Location: Baynton, Macedon Ranges & Colbinabbin, Heathcote
Soil: Granitic sand & Red Cambrian
Varieties: Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Heathcote Shiraz (40%)
Clones: SA125 & Tahbilk
Harvest date: 27 April 2023 & 8 March 2023
Yield: Various
Ferment: 21 and 7 days
Macerations: Some extended maceration
Maturation: 9 months in French oak 20% new
pH: 3.54
Alcohol: 14%
Bottling date: 10 January 2024
2022 Vintage
Daylesford Wine Show 2024 – Best Other Reds Trophy.
94 Points – Wine Pilot, “The trad Aussie classic red blend is done proud by the two regions which bring fine structure and generous fruit to the glass…” Jeni Port, Aug 2024.
92 points, Silver, Special Value – Halliday Wine Companion
“I sometimes find cabernet’s tannins can tussle with those from shiraz, but here, these two are friends. Lots of plums and cassis, juicy and tangy, shot with spice and eucalyptus. Full bodied, with slightly chaffy wood spice, and cedary too. Raspberry-like acidity keeps everything buoyant.” Jane Faulkner, Published 07 Aug 2024.
