2023 HEARTLAND CABERNET SAUVIGNON
RRP: $25.00
Heartland Cabernet Sauvignon is consistently a value product that over delivers on price & style. Ben Glaetzer balances this wine perfectly.
Tasting Notes
A deep plum core fades into a garnet rim.
The aromas of violets, clove and aniseed overlay the heart of plum jam. Fresh plums and blackcurrants are accented on the palate with bay leaves and coffee granules. Like all our Cabernet Sauvignons, the finish is most noticeable, with an extended and pleasing echo from the first swallow onwards.
Vinification
The fruit was crushed into 8 tonne open fermenters and left on skins to cold macerate for three days prior to fermentation.
Fermentation occurred at or under 23°C with our Rhône isolate yeast. This helped to extract the skin tannin while maintaining aromatics.
The wine underwent its malolactic transformation in oak, was then racked and returned to French and American oak for a 12-month maturation.
Vintage
In Langhorne Creek, mid- and late-winter rainfall was above average, and a few riverside vineyards also received a small flood, giving the soil a good soak. This was topped up around flowering with October rainfall tripling the monthly average.
The cool conditions continued, leading to a late harvest. As usual, cooling breezes across Lake Alexandrina helped to maintain excellent natural brightness and colour.
-2023
