HALLIDAY WINE COMPANIONDescription
Cabernet Sauvignon grown in a small vineyard in the Armagh area of the Clare Valley. Hand-picked and then de-stemmed and pumped into 1.5 tonne open fermenters. Hand plunged daily and left on skins for 12 days and lightly basket pressed to control tannin. Unfiltered
Aged in 20% new and 80% old French Oak barrels for 12 months.
Intense dark fruit flavours of blackberry, black cherry, cassis, spice and chocolate on the palate with a soft lingering tannin to finish.
Food Match: Slow cooked Lamb Shoulder
CELLARING: Drink Now or Cellar 5-10+yrs
pH – 3.43
TA – 7.02
Alc – 14.5%
Halliday Wine Companion 2019
Hand-picked, destemmed, 12 days on skins, lightly basket-pressed, matured in French oak (20% new), 210 dozen made. Continues the style and quality of the ’17 Sussex Squire wines, cassis in abundance, rare in the Clare Valley and closer to cool-grown cabernet. A striking wine in the context of the Clare Valley.
Drink by 2032
AWARDS – 2016 Vintage
2 Trophies – Clare Valley Wine Show Oct 2017
Gold Medal – Clare Valley Wine Show Oct 2017
Silver Medal – Aust Small Winemakers Show Oct 2017
HALLIDAY – 93PTS
REVIEW – The Wine Front – Campbell Mattinson
Single vineyard. All French oak, 20% new. 150 dozen produced.
Quite captivating. It’s not so much the depth as the flavour profile. Boysenberry and sweet herbs, port wine jelly and toast. Mint. It’s a succulent cabernet, free flowing, a gentle breeze blowing through its hair. Drinkability factor is high. So too distinctiveness.
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