CHAMPION Cabernet Sauvignon: McLaren Vale Wine Show
ripe blackberry and blueberry flavours are framed by fine, cedary oak and linger on the long finish.
Great alongside roasted or other cooked beetroot dishes
Red Knot Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Australia)
Red Knot Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Australia)
Accolades
Awarded Trophy: Champion Cabernet Sauvignon
McLaren Vale Wine Show 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
McLaren Vale Wine Show 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
New World Wine Awards 2018
Awarded 96/100 Points
McLaren Vale Wine Show 2018
Awarded 95/100 Points
New World Wine Awards 2018
Description
Brilliant deep magenta. Fragrant primary aromas of blackcurrant are highlighted with nuances of dark chocolate, fennel and bay leaf. The ripe blackberry and blueberry flavours are framed by fine, cedary oak and linger on the long finish. The textured tannins and savoury elements combine with the dark berry fruit to complete this medium to full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon.
The region has a Mediterranean climate with wet winters, dry summers and plenty of sunshine. The proximity to St Vincent Gulf, coincidentally named after the patron saint of winemakers, benefits fruit quality with warmer spring and autumn conditions and cooler summers. McLaren Vale is renowned as a premium wine region of great beauty that consistently produces high quality, richly flavoured wines.
This vintage sae a healthy soaking of winter rains, which continued through spring and into early summer setting up good canopies without the need of supplementary irrigation. Wet soils and a cool start to spring resulted in flowering being 3 weeks later than in the previous years. Good fruitfulness of the vines and higher bunch weights meant crop levels were generally above average. Careful canopy management and a timely stop to the rains in mid-January minimised disease pressure. The dry & generally mild February and March were followed by a warmer than average April, allowing a long, slow ripening period and an orderly progression to harvest. A burst of heat gave the reds a push allowing us to start filling the fermenters towards mid-March. The early red fruit was perfumed and spicy with excellent length. As vintage progressed fruit weight increased and flavours moved into darker berry profiles. The resulting Cabernets are very varietal with blackcurrant and leafy notes.
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Good drinking now but - A couple more years in the cellar and this will be excellent!
Dale - 25/05/2019
Straightforward Aussie Cab Sav at a really good price.
Angus - 25/06/2019
We are enjoying this wine. Glad we purchased it. A wine with depth, smooth on the pallet
Nancy - 16/06/2019
Value for discounted price, I've had it before and it is consistently good. 17/20
Maurice - 30/05/2019
Great drop for a great price. As always delivery quicker than expected
Jeff - 27/01/2019
Another example of value for money and a decent Aussie red
Barry - 13/11/2018
Great Value
Colleen - 26/05/2019
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