EOFY Sale – 2018 Heartland Directors’ Cut Cabernet Sauvignon (Museum Release)
RRP: Original price was: $256.00.$120.00Current price is: $120.00.
Eight years on this wine has transformed from a bold, fruit-forward wine into an elegant, complex experience. It has a silky texture, notes of dried black cherries and hints of cedar and tobacco.
Winemaker: Ben Glaetzer
Region: Langhorne Creek
Soil: Sandy loam
Tasting Notes
The 2018 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. Look for layers of dark fruit that build in the glass with ever sip. This is complimented by black spice, olive tapenade and dried herbs and offset with chalky tannins and a rock-solid structure.
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 60% new oak hogsheads for approximately 12 months.
Vintage
Steady winter rainfall and multiple flood events gave us a good
storage of moisture and healthy vines leading into the growing
season. Higher than average summer temperatures have offered up
robust fruit characters and an intense ripeness that shouts from every
glass.
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