Description
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%, Ballandean Estate fruit
Wine analysis
- Colour—Deep ruby, high density
- Nose—Vibrant red berries and chocolate oak
- Palate—Savoury, full-bodied, well-structured with juicy red berries and fine tannins integrating with light oak
- Alc/Vol—14.8%
- Cellaring potential—Drink now to 10 years
- Winemaker—Dylan Rhymer
- Viticulturist—Angelo Puglisi
Drink with …
Our single vineyard Cabernet’s ripe red fruits, tannic structure and herbaceous notes will make hearty rich dishes sing. Serve with your favourite steak, beef and lamb stews, braised ribs, or your best Sunday roast.
Winemaking
The fruit was handpicked in March 2019, then crushed, destemmed and cold soaked. After a long fermentation, the wine was aged for 12 to 14 months in reserve French oak barrels that are one to three years of age. Minimal filtration and no fining required.
Viticulture
The combination of cool weather and decomposed granite soils produces outstanding Cabernet fruit on the Granite Belt. Ballandean Estate founder Angelo Puglisi recognised this potential and planted the Opera Block Cabernet vines in 1975, which have been lovingly nurtured for many years. This vigorous variety produces a lot of fruit, but we the cropping level by thinning before flowering. Our cool nights are excellent for acidity.
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