Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc

The style of Crawford River Cabernets is light on its feet and true to site, having both red and black fruited elements throughout.

Rhubarb and redcurrant are there on the nose, cassis in the foreground with liquorice and allspice following.

The palate has a lovely textural quality with the fruit and gentle spice together with the savoury elements all integrating seamlessly.

Delicious drinking.

Winemaking:

?This wine was destemmed only into open fermenters.

It had 5-7 days cold soak on skins prior to natural fermentation in open fermenters.

Hand plunged during moderate temperature fermentation.

Pressed and racked to tank to undergo Malolactic fermentation prior to being barrelled to 100% French Oak, comprising less than 10% new oak.

It spent 12 months in this wood prior to blending to tank.

Settling for 2 months and bottled in October 2019.

Not fined with any agent.  No added acid.

Filtered prior to bottling.