
Sutherland Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot 2011
The dark fruit flavours and wild berries on the nose are a prequel to the refreshing sweet blackcurrant and ripe tannins the palate delivers.
Maturation
Good now, but will improve for 5 years.
Food Pairing
Red meat (especially game), strong cheeses.
Winemaker's Comments
This blend was aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. The dark fruit flavours and wild berries on the nose are a prequel to the refreshing sweet blackcurrant and ripe tannins the palate delivers. Will reward cellaring.
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Tasting Notes
Viticultural Practices
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot |
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Root stock | 101-14 |
Soil type | Tukulu / Glenrosa |
Age of vines | Planted 2005 |
Plant density | 2300 vines/ha |
Trellising | 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires |
Pruning | Spur |
Yield | Cab Sauv 9 t/ha / Petit Verdot 6-10 t/ha |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | Warm and dry vintage with wines of intense colour and fruit concentration across all red varietal. |
Picking date | 16th March (Cabernet Sauvignon) & 5th March (Petit Verdot) |
Grape sugar | 25.0 °B (Cabernet Sauvignon) & 25.0 °B (Petit Verdot) |
Acidity | 6.2 g/l (Cabernet Sauvignon) & 6.4 g/l (Petit Verdot) |
pH at harvest | 3.5 (Cabernet Sauvignon) / 3.4 (Petit Verdot) |
Winemaking Practices
Yeasts | Natural occurring yeasts |
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Fermentation temp | 28 °C |
Method | De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed, pumped into s/s tanks, pumped over for 7 days, pressed and racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation. 18 months in 25% new oak, balance in older barrels. Wines were fermented separately. |
Wine Details
Residual sugar | 2.1 g/l |
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pH | 3.63 |
Total acid | 5.1 g/l |
Alcohol | 14.0 % |
Blend | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Petit Verdot |
Maturation | 2015 - 2020 |
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