Mount Benson Cabernet Merlot
Variety: 75% Cabernet, 25% Merlot
Vintage: The 2005 vintage was warmer than average growing season and as such produced robust wines with excellent intensity at all levels.
Description:
Price: $19.15 Price excludes GST

The Region: The Mount Benson 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: This Cabernet Merlot is a blend of some of the best parcels of fruit available in the region. All batches are fermented separately in stainless steel fermenters, then matured in French barriques for 18 months, before being carefully blended.
Aroma: Complex red berry fruit aromas dominate with hints of cedar.
Palate: The palate is full-bodied with great fruit intensity and well-integrated oak.
Alcohol/Volume: 14.5%
Peak drinking: Now - 2012
Serving Suggestion: A great accompaniment to cheese platters, lamb or beef
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