2021 DIRECTORS’ CUT CABERNET SAUVIGNON
RRP: $37.00
The mate to our flagship Directors’ Cut Shiraz, Directors’ Cut Cabernet is made from the best fruit from each vintage. As with films, the director’s cut is regarded as the definitive version – no compromises.
Reviews
94 Points || Ray Jordan || Love this wine. It’s from a very good year and it reflects both the vintage and region. Perfumed aromas of dark cherry and blackcurrant infused with a little mint julip sweetness. The medium-bodied and silky-smooth palate is packed with fine chalky tannins and a little cedary oak. A beautiful, poised finish completes a really attractive wine for drinking over the next five or so
-Ray Jordan || Wine Pilot
Tasting Notes
The 2021 vintage of Directors’ Cut Cabernet Sauvignon showcases Langhorne Creek’s spice infused grandeur. The old vines are guided by Ben Glaetzer and matured in the finest oak. Evolving fruit builds in the glass with each minute it spends there. This is complemented by black spice, fresh herbs and offset with taut tannins and a bright structure. This vintage will gain complexity and flavour with every year in bottle.
Vinification
Only the finest Cabernet vineyards in Langhorne Creek contribute to Directors’ Cut. The old vine fruit is the cornerstone of this wine’s character. The fruit was harvested at night to retain freshness. Initial skin contact was followed by 7 days of cool fermentation with our Rhône isolate yeast and hand-plunging three times daily. Maturation then occurred in 75% new French oak hogsheads for approximately 12 months.
Vintage
Good ground cover formed from winter rains bolstered the vineyards through a warm and dry spring. Problem free flowering led to even berry development and a stable and relatively easy vintage. Natural acidity was once again the gift of the cool lake breeze.
Langhorne Creek had cooler nights than the coolest parts of the Adelaide Hills and this meant a long growing season. We were still harvesting until mid-April. The above average yields are a blessing as the fruit is amazing.
-2021
