Plantagenet Wyjup Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 x 6
Product Description
THE VINTAGE
VINEYARDS
A sublime vintage, conducive with all Great Southern varietals in
expressing its own distinct regionality. Cool winter conditions followed by
of bud burst. Uniform vine growth resulted until November when the
remained warm and moderate up until March. Unseasonal high pressure
systems dominated the maritime climate throughout March and April.
This resulted in mild daily temperatures and cold nights. With no sign of
picked at the winemaker’s whim.
THE WINEMAKING
Separate parcels of machine harvest fruit were destemmed into open top
fermenters without any chilling and then innoculated with a cultured yeast
strain. Throughout fermentation, phenolic extraction was carefully
managed with a combination of hand plunging and pumpovers 2-4 times
daily. The finished wine was allowed to undergo extended maceration on
skins for up to four weeks post-fermentation before being pressed to tank
and racked to French barriques (28% new) for malolactic fermentation.
Maturation for 16 months before blending, filtration and bottling.
THE WINE
Aromas of blackberries, cassis, bay leaf, tobacco with notes of cedar and
floral spicy oak.
Intense palate of dark berries and brambled fruits (blackberry/blueberry).
Dense yet fine, compact and intense in its youth with tar, graphite, spice
and incredible concentration of phenolics (tannin). A wine of great depth,
length and calibre with long term potential to age.
Food pair with pot roasted lamb shanks, polenta and sprouts.
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