2021 Barossa Valley Vintage Report
Following two particularly dry seasons, many were hoping for Mother Nature to be much kinder, and mostly she was. Winter rainfall in 2020 recorded 148mm, the same as winter 2019, (22% below average). The majority of this rainfall was in the latter half of August, with the rain continuing into September and October. This was ideal timing to replenish soil profiles to field capacity moving into budburst in O...
From a cracking vintage for the McLaren Vale region, the wine spent a year maturing in a mix of 80% French oak hogsheads and 20% American oak hogsheads.
A deep red colour here, the nose swirls about with a mix of tobacco leaves, animal fur, soy and cola, warm earth, cloves and black fruits, all the while with a leathery undertow. A wine of medium length, good concentration and abundant tannins, this will drink well now and at any time over the next eight years. Has the generosity one can see in some warm climate Cabs. Anyone buying this wine will not think they have wasted their money. 91.
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