2022 SPICE TRADER CABERNET SAUVIGNON
RRP: $19.00
Spice Trader Cabernet Sauvignon is the result of our pursuit of an elegant Cabernet Sauvignon with a balance of beautifully rounded and lingering juicy flavours.
Age of vines: 25+ years
Maturation Vessel: French and American oak
Age of barrels: 1-3 years
Time in barrel: 12 months
Reviews
92 Points |
Delightfully fruited and immediately appealing, the wine shows blackcurrant, thyme, toasted nut and floral aromas, leading to a supple palate offering ripe fruit intensity with silky texture and polished tannins. Well rounded and flavoursome, making it delectably appealing. At its best: now to 2029.
-WINE ORBIT
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep purple cloak at its core with a rim more violet than ruby on release.
Aroma: The 2022 is surprisingly aromatic straight out of the bottle with plum jam and currants. The hints of dried herb will blossom with time in bottle or decanter.
Palate: Soft and forward dark berry fruits dominate the palate with a mouthcoating richness offset by structural finesse. There is a pleasantly cooling note on the finish that is remarkable in length.
Vinification
The fruit was crushed into 8 tonne open fermenters and left on skins to cold macerate for three days prior to fermentation.
The wine underwent its malolactic transformation in oak, was then racked and returned to French and American oak for a 12-month maturation. Blending was completed just prior to bottling.
Age of vines: 25+ years
Maturation Vessel: French and American oak
Age of barrels: 1-3 years
Time in barrel: 12 months
Vintage
2022 has been one of the best vintages experienced in Langhorne Creek.
Mid-winter rainfall was above-average and a few riverside vineyards also received a small flood giving the soil a good soak. The rainfall ceased quickly in September.
As usual, cooling breezes across Lake Alexandrina helped to maintain excellent natural acidity. Extended periods of southerly air streams kept conditions cool with excellent flavour and acidity.
-2022
