Plantagenet Aquitaine Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (6x 750mL)

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

A sublime vintage, with all Great Southern varietals expressing distinct regionality. Cool winter conditions followed by early spring rains ensured a saturated soil profile at the commencement of bud burst. Uniform vine growth resulted until

November when the warm dry conditions produced perfect flowering conditions. Temperatures remained warm until March. High pressure systems dominated throughout March and April. Resulting in mild daily temperatures and cold

nights. With no sign of rain fruit was left to hang, developing flavour intensity.

WINEMAKING

Separate parcels of machine harvest fruit were destemmed into open and closed top fermenters without any chilling and then inoculated with a cultured yeast strain. Throughout fermentation, phenolic extraction was carefully managed with

a combination of hand plunging and pump overs twice daily which allowed for gentle extraction of flavour, the finished wine was left in contact with the skins for a further period at the completion of ferment increasing complexity and

weight before being pressed to tank and racked to French barriques (30% new) for malolactic fermentation. Maturation for 17 months before blending, filtration and bottling