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.
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
