Penny's Hill Edwards Hill Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (Australia)

Description

Chocolate, Oak, Redcurrant

"A wonderful rendition of the variety showing blackcurrant, violet, spicy oak and subtle tobacco notes on the nose, followed by a concentrated palate that's classically structured and persistent. Beautifully layered with refined texture and polished tannins, it finishes with a great line and length. At its best: now to 2034" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2022

A complex nose with varietal definition that offers black berry fruits and red currants intermingled with dark chocolate, cedar and spice with subtle earthiness. The palate shows seamless style and substance with vibrancy, generosity and varietal Cabernet Sauvignon flavour. The oak adds layers and supports the fruit whilst the fine long tannins provide structure and exceptional length.

From narrow-planted rows on a five acre plot, bordered by dense revegetated bush, Penny’s Hill Cabernet Sauvignon was planted in 1993 with clone SA125. Hand-tended and low yielding, the vines on loamy top soil over a clay base, run north-south sloping down from the vineyard’s highest point. Fruit was picked on the 10th March.

Destemmed then crushed to an open fermenter, fruit was left on skins for 10 days until the desired colour, tannin and flavour profile was obtained. Post pressing, wine completed fermentation in barrel, approximately 30% new French oak and remaining 1-3 year old. After 14 months of maturation, the wine was barrel selected and blended to ensure a wine of balanced oak and varietal Cabernet Sauvignon characters was achieved. This wine was bottled in July 2022.