Product Description
Black pastille fruit and chocolate with a background of blackcurrant compote` and reshly rubbed herbs.
| Awards: | Bronze – Royal Melbourne. |
| Region: | 100% Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River. |
| Colour: | A light red hue surrounds a deep red centre. |
| Bouquet: | Black pastille fruits and earthy chocolate dusted with cocoa, overlay blackcurrant compote` and freshly rubbed herbs. Blackcurrant should continue to build over the next couple of years as this Cabernet matures. |
| Palate: | The palate shows excellent integration with focussed juicy front to mid-palate leading into a rich full bodied finish with fine chewy tannins. Over time the mid-palate will continue to build and tannins will further integrate. |
| Source: | Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River |
| Vintage Characteristics: | Warm dry vintage akin to 1999 and 2001. |
| Vinification: | Static stainless steel fermenters with 2 to 4 weeks extended maceration. |
| Cellaring Potential: | Suggested best 2007 to 2010; Suggested maximum 2016. |
| Oak Treatment: | 100% matured in French oak barriques- 30% new, and 70% one year old for an average of 20 months. |
| Serving Suggestion: | Enjoy with top quality steak dishes or osso bucco. |
| Alcohol: | 14.4% |
| Sweetness: | Dry |
| Residual Sugar: | 0.5 g/L |
| pH: | 3.47 |
| Acidity: | 6.4 g/L |
| Harvest Date: | April 2004 |
| Bottling Date: | March 2006 |
