Product Description
92 Points Ray Jordan 2007. Mint and red berry fruit, with mocha cassis undertones.
| Awards: | 92 Points, Ray Jordan 2007; 89 Points and 4 Stars, 2008 James Halliday Wine Companion; 4 Stars, John Lewis, The Newcastle Herald; Bronze Medal, 2007 Royal Perth Wine Show; Bronze Medal, 2007 Royal Hobart Wine Show. |
| Region: | 100% Five Ashes Vineyard Margaret River. |
| Colour: | A pink red hue surrounds a deep red centre. |
| Bouquet: | Mint, red berry fruit and freshly rubbed herbs, with mocha cassis undertones. |
| Palate: | The palate shows elegance and restraint, opening with a sweet fleshy front-palate and finishing with tight knit fine rustic tannins. Maturation in tight grained French Oak barriques gives this Five Ashes terroir Cabernet a beautiful sweet flesh and structure. This wine is expected to age well in the bottle in the medium term, providing for improved mid-palate depth and softer tannins. |
| Source: | Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River |
| Vintage Characteristics: | 2005 was a mild dry year. |
| Vinification: | Stainless steel static fermenters with majority left on skins [extended maceration] for 20-30 days post crush. |
| Cellaring Potential: | Suggested Best 2008 to 2010; Suggested Maximum 2013. |
| Oak Treatment: | Average of 16 months maturation in 45% new and 55% one year old French oak barriques. |
| Serving Suggestion: | Enjoy with steak dishes or osso bucco. |
| Alcohol: | 13.8% |
| Sweetness: | Dry |
| Residual Sugar: | 0.5 |
| pH: | 3.56 |
| Acidity: | 6.12 |
| Harvest Date: | April 2005 |
| Bottling Date: | Nov 2006 |
