Clarence Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Originally founded in 1990 and now part of Nick Haselgrove Wine’s stable, Clarence Hill today is known for making wines style and drinkability using our vineyards and our family of growers. In a winemaker’s journey through the annual vintage, special parcels of fruit are identified—this wine uses fruit from McLaren Flat. Grapes are allowed to ripen fully—but with care to avoid over-ripe characters—before open fermentation with longer extraction, including use of cold soak maceration. From a 41 year old vineyard in McLaren Flat we allowed full maturity then harvested to open fermenters for a long cool fermentation prior to maturation in a mixture of oak barrels of which 15% are new. Deep cherry magenta with purple hue. Aromas of Red currant, blueberry, light herb and cassis augmented with cigar-box like with a rich and fleshy palate with fine grained robust tannin and balanced acidity with a crunchy cassis & leafy nuance. This vintage has produced wines that have long term cellaring potential. Ideally decant on opening and allow to breathe for a hour or two.

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