Paritua Stone Paddock Hawke's Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Description

• Subtle oak
• Blackberry
• Baking spices
• Fleshy tannins

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a prime example of the style produced from the stony soils of Hawke’s Bay. Deep crimson red in colour, ripe aroma’s of blackberry, cassis, cocoa powder, cardamom, baking spices, and vanilla notes from the oak. The palate is plush and velvety and shows dark fruits dominated by blackberry and a hint of mocha, supported by fleshy tannins. The oak influence is subtle and provides structure and a light vanilla flavour on the finish. This wine will continue to age gracefully for several years. Ideal drinking from 2023 till 2029 or beyond.

The Cabernet Sauvignon vines at Paritua are planted on free draining red gravel soils. The vines are managed with an open canopy to provide good airflow and exposure to sunlight. All the canopies are single cordon spur pruned.

All fruit is destemmed to closed fermenters. Fermentation takes approximately 10 days with regular pump overs to optimize extraction of colour flavour and tannin. Daily assessment of flavour and structure determines when we press. The must is pressed when maximum flavour is achieved, we then keep each batch separate during barrel maturation for at least 12 months, and we then blend the batches prior to bottling.