2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Seize the Day Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon SOLD OUT
James Halliday 89 points Drink to 2018 rrp$38
Potent, intense fruit driven varietal aromas and flavours. The wine has an impressive fruit sweetness which is a terroir characteristic of our grapes.
- 100% varietal
- Full-bodied, smooth in texture and structure
- Rounded tannins
- Balanced, harmonious with subtle, sweet oak
Tasting Notes:
Rich, ripe, blackberry and chocolate aromas with a hint of mint and a lovely long, smooth yet weighty palate. Intense sweet (not residual sugar) fruit flavours and drying oak tannins. 14.3° Alc.
The Oak:
- careful oak management is a priority to avoid over-oaking and the consequent masking of the natural fruit flavours.
- 21 months in 300L hogsheads.
- 25% new French oak, 75% old French oak.
Winemaking:
- Open fermenters
- Gently basket pressed
- Hand racked to clarity
- Unfiltered, no fining with foreign substances
Screw cap closure.
Total production:
135 dozen (750ml bottles).
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