2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Black pastille fruit and chocolate with a background of blackcurrant compote` and reshly rubbed herbs.

  • Awards:

    Bronze - Royal Melbourne.

  • Region:

    100% Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River.

  • Colour:

    A light red hue surrounds a deep red centre.

  • Bouquet:

    Black pastille fruits and earthy chocolate dusted with cocoa, overlay blackcurrant compote` and freshly rubbed herbs. Blackcurrant should continue to build over the next couple of years as this Cabernet matures.

  • Palate:

    The palate shows excellent integration with focussed juicy front to mid-palate leading into a rich full bodied finish with fine chewy tannins. Over time the mid-palate will continue to build and tannins will further integrate.

  • Source:

    Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River

  • Vintage Characteristics:

    Warm dry vintage akin to 1999 and 2001.

  • Vinification:

    Static stainless steel fermenters with 2 to 4 weeks extended maceration.

  • Cellaring Potential:

    Suggested best 2007 to 2010; Suggested maximum 2016.

  • Oak Treatment:

    100% matured in French oak barriques- 30% new, and 70% one year old for an average of 20 months.

  • Serving Suggestion:

    Enjoy with top quality steak dishes or osso bucco.

  • Alcohol:

    14.4%

  • Sweetness:

    Dry

  • Residual Sugar:

    0.5 g/L

  • pH:

    3.47

  • Acidity:

    6.4 g/L

  • Harvest Date:

    April 2004

  • Bottling Date:

    March 2006

  • Tasting Notes:

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