Sydney Morning Herald, Huon Hooke

94%

“This modestly priced Coonawarra red makes me wonder why there isn’t more merlot planted in that region. With deep-set mulberry and blackberry fruit to sniff, its ripe and intense, showing lots of strength and concentration. It finishes firmly with plenty of fine-grained tannin giving it a good backbone that runs the length of the palate. Very good drive and power from start to finish.”

July 17th 2007

The Australian Wine Annual 2007 - Jeremy Oliver

93%

“Fine, firm and elegant, this generously flavoured Coonawarra red marries its lively flavours of cassis, dark plums and cherries with restrained cedar/vanilla oak, herbal undertones and a fine-grained spice of firm but loosely knit tannins. Its slightly stewy aromas reveal a hint of mineral, while its palate delivers plumpness and roundness without compromising its freshness or restraint.”

Wine Details

• Region Coonawarra, South Australia
• Vintage 2004
• Type Red Wine
• Variety Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
• Variety Composition

  48% Merlot 35% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Cabernet Franc 2% Petit Verdot

• Volume 750ml
• Alcohol Volume 13.9%
• PH

  3.45 g/l

• Standard Drinks 8.6
• Acidity

  7.3 g/l

• Sugar

  1.6 g/L

• Closure ScrewCap
• Vintage Notes

  Vintage 2004 was extremely late due to delayed tannin ripening and as a result most of our vintage was harvested in May. This years Blend comprises mainly Merlot (51.6%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (43.6%) with small percentages of two other varieties. This blend was matured in second and third fill, fine-grained French oak for 18 months, prior to fining and bottling in February 2006.

• Winemaking

  Deep rich red in colour, the nose shows ripe black plum fruit, with hints of liquorice and fine smoky oak. The palate is full and exceptionally rounded and fleshy, typical of Merlot in a good year, while the finish is firm with a hint of mint and mineral.