Sevenhill Cellars St Ignatius Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020 x 6
Product Description
2020 St Ignatius Cabernet Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc
The aroma opens with a deep floral scented mulberry and blueberry fruits. Multi layered with notes of bark spices, lavender, rosehip and cocoa butter. The palate is medium bodied, fine but very complete, textured and silky smooth. A wine of beautiful balance and poise.
St Ignatius Premium
Cabernet Blend
Winemaker
Will Shields
Region
Clare Valley
The aroma opens with a deep floral scented mulberry and blueberry fruits. Multi layered with notes of bark
spices, lavender, rosehip and cocoa butter. The palate is medium bodied, fine but very complete, textured
and silky smooth. A wine of beautiful balance and poise.
Background Story
His army career was cut short by a ricocheting
cannonball and while his shattered leg was on the
mend, Ignatius developed a lifelong love of learning.
His devotion to education is embedded into
the psyche of the Jesuit Order today and a key
reason they built a centre of learning along with
the very first winery in the Clare Valley.
Vintage
A second year of very low winter rainfall com
bined with freakishly fluctuating October
temperatures resulting in historically low yields
across all varieties. Thankfully, the conditions
during ripening were temperate which meant
that the vines slowly ripen the small crop. This
slow ripening was a blessing for flavour and tannin
development and allowed picking decisions to
be made with increased consideration.
Winemaking
The 2020 St Ignatius Cabernet Blend is the
pinnacle cabernet-based wine produced from the
old vines at Sevenhill. This release is made up of
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9%
Malbec and 9% Cabernet Franc. The varieties
were fermented separately in Open Slate vats
and basket pressed after 10 to 15 days on skins.
Blending occurred in October 2019 and the wine
was returned to 30% New French oak hogsheads
for further barrel maturation. Bottled February,
2021.
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 14.0%
Standard drinks: 8.3
Acidity: 7.2g/L
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