Balnaves Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Balnaves Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Coonawarra, Australia

Vintage: 2019

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 14.5%

Deep, dark purple red, the nose is very dense and plush with aromatics of cassis and blackberry and a touch of liquorice and fine integrated coffee from the oak. The palate is dense and rich with great depth of cassis, blackberry fruit and fine grainy tannins.

Since the planting of the first five hectares of vines in 1975, the Balnaves vineyards have grown steadily. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 70% of the area, with the remainder planted to Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and a little Chardonnay. The estate is divided into small blocks of between one and two hectares, based on depth of soil, trellis design, vine clone and row direction. The quality of wine produced from these small blocks is evaluated each year and recorded. For Balnaves, this practice proves the effect that microclimate and geological features have on the quality of the wine produced. The soils here are the famous rust-coloured, iron-rich Coonawarra ‘terra rossa’ soils.

The Balnaves family vineyard is situated at the southern end of the famous Coonawarra Terra Rossa strip. Planted in 1975, the vineyard is now 58 hectares in size (70% of which is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon) and has been in the family for three generations. Doug, together with his son Pete and daughter Kirsty, runs the Balnaves vineyard while managing another 300 hectares for other growers in the heart of Coonawarra.

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