Balnaves Sparkling Cabernet Unit:Single

Balnaves Sparkling Cabernet Unit:SingleProducer Tasting Note "Rich and complex with blackcurrant, blackberry and sweet mature Coonawarra Cabernet characters, this wine is ready to drink on release, however it will gain complexity and softness with careful cellaring."

which is part of the Moorabool Valley sub-region

along with minimal intervention in a winery

The fermenting vats actually smell and taste that way

Cape Mentelle

plum and a hint of vanilla

delicious story through a prism of vibrant cherry fruit

The ferment lasted 8 days and post-ferment the fruit was left on skins for a further 36 days and then racked and sent to sandstone amphora for 178 days before bottling

AGED: 7 months in premium American white oak barrels

The juice sees no oak to retain fresh acidity and its lively fruit profile

fine and haunting with the varietal hallmarks of medium acid and well integrated tannin shaping flavours of dried herbs

A lick of fresh acidity on the finish counterpoints the round textured mouthfeel and provides balance

honing his craft for the last two decades