2014 Museum 'Block 21A' Cabernet Sauvignon

2014 Museum 'Block 21A' Cabernet Sauvignon

Block 21A has been the source of some of the best Cabernet on our Wrattonbully Vineyard for many years. This single block has been selected and bottled separately due to its very thin layer of ‘Terra Rossa’ sandy loam overlying soft limestone. The vines grow roots that penetrate deep into the rock producing small bunches and tiny berries leading to intense fruit flavours and distinctive fine tannin structures.

Big bold flavours of cassis and blackberry integrated with spicy oak. A full rich palate packed with sweet ripe berry fruits balanced by French oak. Chalky fine tannins provide excellent structure and depth to the long and generous palate that will live for many years. This single vineyard wine is a full bodied Cabernet of distinction that can be enjoyed now or will benefit from further cellaring.
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  • James Halliday - 96
  • Limestone Coast WineShow 2015 (Class 14)
  • Best Individual Vineyard Wine Bill Redman Trophy for Best Wine
  • BILL REDMAN TROPHY
  • DAVID WYNN TROPHY
  • H.R. (RON) HASELGROVE TROPHY(Best Cabernet Sauvignon of Show)
  • BEST INDIVIDUAL VINEYARD WINE
  • GOLD - Limestone Coast Wine Show2016 (Class 35)
  • GOLD - Royal Queensland Wine Show2016 (Class 43)
  • GOLD - Limestone Coast Wine Show2017 (Class 36)
  • GOLD - Shanghai International WineChallenge 2017
  • GOLD - Winewise Championship Awards 2018 - BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON MEDALLION
  • Silver (Class 48) - Roval MelbourneWine Show 2017
  • Silver (Class 20) - National Wine Showof Australia 2017
  • Silver - Halliday Cabernet Challenge 2017
  • Wrattonbully (South Australia) 100%
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Cold soaked for five days before fermentation on
skins at 18 - 20 Degrees for 7 days. Maturation for 15
months in selected French oak before blending
and bottling.

Good rainfall in winter and early spring got the
2013 season off to a great start. Warm dry
conditions throughout the growing and ripening
season then led to a brilliant 2013 Vintage. All reds
were picked in near perfect conditions producing
wines with great flavour and balance. Great
vintage.

Block 21A has been the source of some of the best Cabernet on our Wrattonbully Vineyard for many years. It has been bottled separately as a single block wine. Block 21A has a very thin layer of ‘Terra Rossa’ sandy loam overlying soft limestone. The vines grow roots that penetrate deep into the rock.

Wrattonbully adjoins the Coonawarra area in the
southern part of the Limestone Coast wine zone.
The prominent viticultural feature of the area is the
series of ancient beach ridges and dunes which run
roughly north-south through the area. These ridges
are made up of soft crumbly limestone which
weathers to produce the red and brown Terra
Rossa clay loam soils so highly prized for grape
growing. The ridges and dunes have elevations of
up to 30m compared with the Coonawarra Terra
Rossa 'high' of less than 5m. The extra elevation on
the Wrattonbully dunes produce the advantage of
cold air drainage which reduces the risk of frost
during the growing season.

2016 AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION - 96 -

2-day cold soak, 7-day ferment, 18-20°C,
matured in French oak for 15 months. Good
hue; this is a high-quality Cabernet with very
clear varietal expression, its deep blackcurrant fruit set in
a pool of bay leaf, black olive and quality French oak,
rimmed by appropriately firm tannins.
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