Cabernet Sauvignon

Banks Thargo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $28 WM $24.90)

$22.90 $24.90

This Cabernet Sauvignon shows robust colour depth, and is driven by fresh aromas of black currant and liquorice.
The elegant aromas marry beautifully with sweet liquorice and dark chocolate flavours.

Awards

SILVER

2016 Royal Queensland Wine Show

BRONZE

2016 Sydney Royal Wine Show
2016 Limestone Coast Wine Show

Harvested: 22-04-2015
Alc/Vol: 14.6%
12 months in French and Russian Barrels

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Banks Thargo Racecourse Red 2018 (RRP $23 WM $20.90)

$18.90 $20.90

A rich purple colour, with aromas of classic dark fruits, leading into a palate of black current, ripe cherries and a hint of spice.
A well rounded medium bodied wine, with nicely balanced tannins and a lingering finish.
This wine is made from select parcels of fruit from blocks four, five and six. Picked slightly earlier than average, the Cabernet Sauvignon had a Baume of 14.3, and the Merlot 14.7.
The wine has been aged for twelve months in a combination of French and Russian barriques.
This wine can be enjoyed now and will continue to develop in the bottle for many years.

Awards
GOLD
2017 Limestone Coast Wine Show
SILVER
2017 Cairns Wine Show Awards
BRONZE
2017 International Cool Climate Wine Show
2017 National Cool Climate Wine Show

Harvested: 17-03-2018
Alc/Vol: 14.5%

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Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. Superbarossa Shiraz + Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (RRP $38 WM $29.90)

$29.90

A celebration of the INTENSITY of Shiraz and the LAYERED STRUCTURE of Cabernet Sauvignon. Great depth of fruit is complemented by the judicious use of fine-grained oak. The backbone (68%) of the blend came from the blue-chip Ehrat vineyard on Krondorf Road, where dry-grown Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grow side-by-side. The remainder of the blend is Shiraz from Northern Eden Valley and two Shiraz vinyards from Light Pass and Stockwell.

The resulting blend is textured and multidimensional. Structured Krondorf Shiraz contributes rich plum and strawberry red fruits while the Cabernet offers inky black berry fruit and cassis.

Vintage
2017

Alcohol
14.0%

Total Acidity
6.3g/l

PH
3.5

Residual Sugar
0.3g/l

Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.

Winemaker
Daniel Chaffey Hartwig
Theo Engela

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Dog Ridge SQUARE CUT Cabernet 2016 (RRP $28 WM $23.90)

$23.90

Classic fruit driven, juicy and rich McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon.

A definite favourite!

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Eden Hall Springton Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $25 WM $20.90)

$20.90

Region
Barossa Valley, Eden Valley

2016 Vintage
In a word, the 2016 growing season was dry! Rainfall was well below average through winter and spring and like 2015 there were many late season frosts – indeed at Avon Brae we had our latest frost in living memory on 12 December 2015. Again, like the two previous vintages, the region was devastated by a catastrophic bushfire – this time the Pinery fire burned 86,000 hectares of farming land adjacent to the Barossa from 25 November to 2 December and again the Eden Valley thankfully escaped unscathed which allowed us to lend a hand to our relatives at Freeling. December and early January were warm, but rains at the end of January and early March were god sent and along with milder weather we eventually realised ideal ripening conditions leading up to vintage.

Harvest started early with some of the Riesling on 26 February and this year the Grüner Veltliner was late, coinciding with the last of the reds coming off in early April. The yields were above average for the whites and below average for the reds, but high quality across all varieties. It seems that the Eden Valley is able to handle almost anything that nature throws it way, and still come out on top!

2016 was a cracking vintage in pace, yield, and above all quality and is likely to surpass the 2002 vintage in greatness.

2016 Eden Hall Cabernet Sauvignon tasting
The 2016 Eden Hall Springton Cabernet Sauvignon is deep crimson-red, with liquorice and mint on the nose. The palate is filled with ripe rich black fruit finishing with mouth-filling dusty tannins. An approachable drink-now interpretation of the noble Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Heirloom Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet 2017 (RRP $40 WM $31.90)

$31.90

This Heirloom Vineyards Cabernet was produced from a remarkable Coonawarra Cabernet Vineyard whose clones and viticulture embody the very best in cutting edge but old school viticulture and winemaking. Hand tended vines, sorted bunch-by-bunch, naturally open fermented, basket pressed and stored in French oak barriques from bespoke coopers.

The colour is remarkably vibrant, a bright crimson purple that reflects the 2 years in oak. A core darkness indicates the wine's ripeness and concentration.

It has a classic lift of essential Cabernet fruit aromas, a perfume of dark mulberries with a lift of white mulberries, tayberries and bramble-berries that have been baked with a fresh pie crust. A great heady aroma with rich red ripe fruits but also some hints of crushed violets and whiffs of mushrooms, olives, dried herbs and suggestions of briar and undergrowth wisping in and out. There is also a shot of old school glossy tri-coloured boiled sweets character to this most complex Coonawarra Cabernet. Two years in oak has allowed a meshing of some spice and cedar oak maturation to complex.

The palate is in a word, powerful. Also 3 dimensional. Although serious dark fruits, almost Bordeaux like on the nose, it reveals Super Tuscan type flavours on the palate. Once full-bodied and tannic, now medium bodied, supple and flavoursome. Blackcurrant is dominant but more mulberry fruit on entry, gently fleshy and with elegant and appealing tannin backbone. Good acidity too to balance the generous textural palate with flavours of plum, berry and hints of spearmint chocolate to make a second glass, and we hope a second bottle irresistible. Will age with grace over the coming decades.

An extraordinary Single Vineyard Cabernet from Coonawarra that will cellar well but is so deliciously perfect now any argument for delayed gratification is perhaps academic.

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Koonara Family Reserve Ambriel’s Gift Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $40 WM $36.90)

$36.90

100% Coonawarra
Single vineyard Ambriel is the angel of communication and guides us to truth and clarity.

Winemakers comments
No expense has been spared to make the best wine possible: these grapes were grown with only organic additions in the vineyard (for the past ten years), and minimal intervention, with only 4 organic sprays for the season. 2013 was a fantastic vintage in Coonawarra, this wine will age well until 2030 and beyond.

We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them.
Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron

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Koonara The Head Honcho Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $100 WM $96.90)

$96.90

The Head Honcho was created from our 10 acre single Cabernet vineyard. This vineyard produces small bervries full of intense flavour, harvesting a tiny 1 tonne per acre. In the 2012 vintage, it had only organic additives, and no pesticides (none have been used in this vineyard for 10 years).

We aged this wine for 24 months in the finest French Oak barrels. From these, only the most complex flavours from the finest barrels were selected. This year only 3 barrels made the cut, creating only 100 cases, with only 880 bottles being released to the public.

We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them.
Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron

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Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $25 WM $23.90)

$23.90

100% Coonawarra

When wine is aged in fine oak barrels, a portion of it evaporates - winemakers call this the ‘Angel’s Share’. It was on this sentiment the Koonara angel was born.

We love the people who make the journey to come and visit our cellar door; they have Wanderlust. They are the daring explorer, the lover of life with tales of adventures and experiences from their many trips.
This wine’s for you, intrepid travellers...

Winemakers comments

This wine has huge colour and decanting this wine for an hour will allow you to see the true depth of flavour, but also show you that this wine is almost unique at this price, in that it will get better over 10 years.

Tiny berries went into this wine - you can tell by the deep colour. The flavour comes from the skin, so the smaller the berry, the more colour and flavour.

No residual sugar, below organic levels of sulphur, and organically grown.

This wine will age beautifully until 2030.

We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them.
Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron

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Morambro Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $35 WM $29.90)

$29.90

Winemaking Notes
Winemaking at Morambro Creek is very traditional and labour intensive. Oak maturation takes place using 35% new French barrels. This blend was put together using select barrels from our family estate that best demonstrate the intensity of our fruit balanced by integrated oak.

Vintage Overview
2015 was a very good season with predominantly mild, dry days. Yields were generally low and this did result in some excellent parcels of fruit being harvested. Vine-balance was carefully monitored, resulting in fruit that demonstrates the vibrancy and fruit-derived characters that we strive for in our wines.

Tasting Notes
Deep purple in colour. A rich elegant nose of cassis with overtones of vanilla and coffee. Lush, ripe palate dominated by black fruits, cherry and chocolate. Full bodied with savory, integrated fruit tannins and persistent finish.

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Morambro Creek The Bryson Shiraz Cabernet 2012 (RRP $55 WM $46.90)

$46.90

Philosophy
Our limited release wine is created from the fusion of two exceptional parcels of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. This classic blend is matured in the finest oak crafting an intriguing unison that captures the essence of our vineyard and highlights its unique varietal expression.

Winemaking Notes
Matured in new and seasoned French and American oak for 20 months prior to being selected for this blend. Individual barrels from our family estate that best demonstrate the intensity of our fruit, balanced by integrated oak were selected for the final blend, which was then bottled with minimal filtration.

Vintage Overview
2012 was a very good season with predominantly mild, dry days. Yields were generally low and this did result in some excellent parcels of fruit being harvested. Vine-balance was carefully monitored, resulting in fruit that demonstrates the vibrancy and fruit-derived characters that we strive for in our wines. By all accounts it was a textbook vintage.

Tasting Notes
Deep inky purple in colour. Aromas of blackberry, mocha, mint and spices. Lush, ripe palate dominated by black fruits, cherry and chocolate. An expansive palate with black fruits and nicely balanced by oak.

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Mount Horrocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $48 WM $39.90)

$39.90

Refined, elegant and super-stylish. Limited release, single vineyard and organically grown.

Tasting Notes

Classic cabernet colour – deep and dark.

Also intense is the aroma: black currant, leaf and stylish oak. Concentrated black and red berry fruits are wrapped around vibrant tannins, and supported by really smart oak integration. A hedonistic wine with a generosity of fruit that belies great depth and length. Has a big future ahead yet drinks brilliantly now with a juicy beef steak.

Keep to 15 years if you wish.

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Ricca Terra The Marathon Man 2018 (RRP $22.50 WM $18.90)

$18.90

Varietal Mix
French red grape varietal blend (Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon & Petit Verdot)

The Story
Many think the marathon is the truest test of endurance, determination and selfdiscipline. The reality is, the marathon is all about self-belief and the knowledge you can do better and making dreams come true! Over 42.195Km the human body sweats, strains and screams to the mind to stop! But the mind knows better, that being, the finish line will bring unprecedented satisfaction. The same physical and mental challenges face those who dream of making great wines. Ricca Terra Farm’s vigneron, Ashley Ratcliff, has run multiply marathons, including the prestigious New York Marathon. He is also on the quest to make great wines through the blending of French grape varieties.

The strategy behind the blend
The use of superior clones of French grape varieties (which have taken over 10 years to be imported into Australia) have been planted at Ricca Terra Farms to craft this wine. EntavInra and other quality clones have provided a significant quality difference to this wine that reflects the belief, knowledge and a reality that great wines can be made if you are willing to partake in the marathon of life. Alc/Vol: 14.8%

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Smidge Wines Houdini McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (RRP $28 WM $26.90)

$26.90

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Smidge Wines La Grenouille McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $38 WM $36.90)

$36.90

Tasting Notes

As soon as this wine is poured into the glass the colour is black to the core, with aromas of red/black fruits especially blackcurrants with an attractive ash note, a subtle herbal lift with cedar and char. Once on the palate this wine is full of lively red fruits and blackcurrants, chocolate and ash. The finish is long and juicy balanced by firm fine tannins.

Cellaring

Drink now until 2025 with careful cellaring.

Viticulture

This Cabernet sauvignon was sourced from our Estate vineyard in the Willunga area to the South of McLaren Vale on a block of deep red clay/loam with an even spread of quartz and slate shale. The vineyard is 40 years old and is trellised with two cordons approximately 600mm apart. This structure allows ensure an open canopy allowing light ingress and air movement resulting in even ripening and low disease pressure. In 2012 this block yielded just over 2.5t/acre, which we were happy with considering some blocks in the northern zone of Seaview were hit by a heavy hail storm in late 2011 losing a significant level of fruit. In saying that, the resultant wines from these blocks were still rich and long.

McLaren Vale received a much needed drink in early February and then another on the 1^st March (60mm/2”). After a challenging 2011, due to rain, some growers became extremely nervous with this second rain event, but thankfully there were no negative effects seen. This second rain was just what the vines needed and the following dry mild weather helped finish this Cabernet’s ripening perfectly.

Vinification & Maturation

Fermentation was even and on average lasted roughly 9 days with a maximum temperature of 28oC. Total time on skins was 16 days. Upon pressing, the free run and pressings were blended to tank. After 24 hours, the wine was racked to 2-4 year old French barriques for 12 months, during which malolactic fermentation occurred and the wines were racked twice. Prior to bottling the batches were blended and lightly fined, but not filtered.

Technical

Harvested – March 2012
Bottled – April 2013
Alcohol – 14.8%

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Sons of Eden EURUS Cabernet Sauvignon Eden Valley 2016 (RRP $70 WM $39.90)

$39.90 $51.90

Wine Description
Deep crimson in colour, with vibrant aromas of blackcurrants, cloves and freshly tilled earth. A rich palate displaying complex brooding characters with a rounded robust mid palate. A wine with lovely grainy tannins, focus and refinement which will mature gracefully for many years to come.

Winemaking
This wine is from the vintage’s best Cabernet Sauvignon barrels and in 2016 produced from a single vineyard in central Eden Valley. The grapes were handpicked and 100% de-stemmed into an open top fermenter, where they remained for 20 days. Naturally fermented and hand plunged daily then pressed to a mix of new and seasoned French oak hogsheads for maturation. Matured in barrel for 20 months with no racking, before being clarified and bottled without filtration.

Vineyard | Region
Cabernet Sauvignon 25 year-old vines | central sub-region, Eden Valley

Harvest
Dates 5th April 2016

Yield
Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5 t/acre

Wine Details
Alcohol: 14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
pH: 3.6
Residual Sugar: NIL
Total Acidity: 6.4 g/l
Production: 170 doz

Cellaring Potential
Optimum year 2026

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Sons of Eden Pumpa Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Eden Valley 2018 (RRP $29 WM $22.90)

$22.90

Wine Description

Lifted dark-cherry, blackcurrant and wild-herbs typify the aroma. The palate is rich, juicy and rounded with ripe chewy tannins, finishing with a lovely freshness. This wine is approachable now but will continue to gain complexity as it matures

Winemaking

All parcels were individually hand harvested, destemmed and fermented in small 1 and 2 tonne fermenters. A mixture of hand plunging and pumping-over cap management techniques were employed throughout the fermentation. Extended skin-maceration occurred for up to 10 days post dryness before being pressed off and matured in a mix of new and seasoned oak hogsheads. Matured on full yeast lees for 15 months prior to being assembled, naturally clarified and bottled without finings or filtration

Vineyard | Region

Cabernet Sauvignion 20 year-old vines | Central Eden Valley sub-region Cabernet Sauvignon 30 year-old vines | Central Eden Valley sub-region

Wine Details

Alcohol: 14.5%

Cellaring Potential
Optimum year 2028

Alcohol
14.5 % Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Shiraz 10% pH: 3.55 Residual Sugar: NIL Total Acidity: 6.2 g/l Production: 650 doz

Production: 650 doz

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Soul Growers Cellar Dweller Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $60 WM $51.90)

$51.90

The 1953 Orlando Barossa Cabernet, oh what a wine, and it is like minded wines that the four of us have enjoyed over the years that inspires us to make wines that live and develop in the Cellar. In a day and age of instant gratification it is our intention to ensure wines like this can and will reward those of you that love to invest time and patience into your wines. We trust that the Soul Growers Cellar Dweller will be one of those wines that will offer you the reward of patience.

The 2016 Vintage Blend

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyards and Vine Age

50% Mattchoss, Dorrien - 50+yrs

50% Limb, Seppeltsfield - 20+ yrs

Maturation

18 Months

40% New French Oak

60% Old French Oak

250 dozen produced

Tasting Note

Vibrant, dark red in colour. The nose is lifted, complex with cassis, and blackcurrant fruits coming through with a touch of oak spice. Deep and brooding this wine is a full bodied classic, rich in flavour, a long finish with elegant natural tannins.

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Soul Growers El Mejor CMS 2016 (RRP $110 WM $96.90)

$96.90

El Mejor (Spanish for “The Best”) highlights the art of blending varieties rarely seen together in the hope it will invigorate your passion for wines that are judged purely on taste and flavour, not the varieties on the label – it is the very Soul of blending!

The 2016 Vintage Blend

80% Cabernet Sauvignon

10% Shiraz

10% Mataro

Vineyards and Vine Age

Pressings from 7 different vineyards aged 50+ years.

Maturation

24 Months

60% New French and American Oak

40% Older French Oak

800 bottles produced

Tasting Note

Made from 100% basket pressings taken from the final few hours of the final press. Power, concentration and depth of flavour with rich full bodied flavours of black fruits. Integrated fine tannins compliment the long powerful finish.

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Banks Thargo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $28 WM $24.90)

Harvested: 22-04-2015Alc/Vol: 14.6%12 months in French and Russian Barrels

Banks Thargo Racecourse Red 2018 (RRP $23 WM $20.90)

Harvested: 17-03-2018Alc/Vol: 14.5%

Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. Superbarossa Shiraz + Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (RRP $38 WM $29.90)

Dog Ridge SQUARE CUT Cabernet 2016 (RRP $28 WM $23.90)

Eden Hall Springton Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $25 WM $20.90)

Heirloom Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet 2017 (RRP $40 WM $31.90)

Koonara Family Reserve Ambriel’s Gift Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $40 WM $36.90)

Koonara The Head Honcho Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $100 WM $96.90)

Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $25 WM $23.90)

Morambro Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $35 WM $29.90)

Morambro Creek The Bryson Shiraz Cabernet 2012 (RRP $55 WM $46.90)

Mount Horrocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $48 WM $39.90)

Ricca Terra The Marathon Man 2018 (RRP $22.50 WM $18.90)

Smidge Wines Houdini McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (RRP $28 WM $26.90)

Smidge Wines La Grenouille McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $38 WM $36.90)

Sons of Eden EURUS Cabernet Sauvignon Eden Valley 2016 (RRP $70 WM $39.90)

Sons of Eden Pumpa Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Eden Valley 2018 (RRP $29 WM $22.90)

Soul Growers Cellar Dweller Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $60 WM $51.90)

Soul Growers El Mejor CMS 2016 (RRP $110 WM $96.90)

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Harvested: 22-04-2015
Alc/Vol: 14.6%
12 months in French and Russian Barrels

Harvested: 17-03-2018
Alc/Vol: 14.5%