Cabernet Franc 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 15%
Colour: Ruby red
Nose: Juicy black berry fruits, hints of very integrated oak.
Palate: Generous juicy feel of dark fruit flavours with a good tannin structure well integrated with French oak with hints of cedar and tar.
Winemaker’s notes: A delightful mouth filling wine, a joy on its own but better with grilled lamb chops or smoked duck.
Drinking now to 2008
Vintage notes:
Cabernet Franc
Date: 27th March 2003.
Quantity: 1.796 tonnes
Brix 22.5
T/A 7.4
.pH 3.35
Cabernet Sauvignon '99 Block
Date: 2nd April 2003.
Quantity: 1.2 tonnes
Brix 22.0
T/A 7.0
.pH 3.37
Available from the Winery direct or a fine wine store near you.
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Carsons Cabernets:
The story goes a little like this: It was late one night during the final leg of harvest and Carson and Michael had drawn the short straw; night shift.
The long hours and physical demands of bringing in the grapes were starting to take their toll on the men.
The simple task of a pump over was handed out, but somehow instead of just aerating the Cabernet Franc as required, it seems that someone (and I'm not naming names) pumped in some Cabernet Sauvignon by mistake.
By the time the sun came up it was too late, and a simple mistake had turned into something delicious.
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