Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: The 2005 vintage was warmer than average growing season and as such produced robust wines with excellent intensity at all levels.
Description:
Price: $18.95 Price excludes GST

The Region: The Limestone Coast wine region is a recently defined viticultural area situated 300km South of Adelaide on the Limestone Coast. Its key attributes for producing distinctive quality fruit include an abundance of underground water, terra rossa soil over free-draining limestone and a cool Mediterranean climate. The region is renowed for producing elegant and complex wines typical of vineyards in cooler climates.
Winemaking: A very soft and approachable tannin structure was acheived by fermenting half of the fruit in open concrete tanks, adding another dimension to the wine. Run into French oak barriques straight after fermentation, it was aged for 18 months. The wine was then fined using egg whites followed by a light filtration prior to bottling.
Aroma: A fruit-driven and varietal style, the nose shows hints of cedar and cassis, characteristic of Cabernet from the region.
Palate: The palate is intense yet complex with excellent varietal expression and well-integrated oak.
Alcohol/Volume: 14.5%
Peak drinking: Now - 2014
Serving Suggestion: Lamb, eye fillet or beef, game.
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