cabernets

2007

tasting notes

blend:
a blend of 75% cabernet sauvignon and 25% cabernet franc

colour:
a medium to full red purple

nose:
a complexly fragrant wine showing the aromatics of blackberry and raspberry intermingling with vanilla from the wine's French oak maturation

palate:
clean, concentrated and soft dark berry fruit underpin a wine that shows fleshy youthful tannins. A wine easily approachable at such an early stage in its life but showing strong briary and dark berry fruit sweetness that will allow it to develop for many years to come

cellaring potential:
cellaring potential of 5 years. Will accompany a varied range of foods and should suit white meats in its youth and move into red meats as it develops some bottle character

vintage conditions:
an advanced growing season saw a very early harvest following a particularly hot summer.