2018 Xanadu Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

The generous yet elegant palate offers wonderfully fleshy fruit characters; inky Satsuma plums and cassis combine with supple tannins and savoury dark chocolate elements culminating with a distinct purity of fruit, and a lingering Cabernet finish.

Colour: Deep red.
Nose: Concentrated, dark forest fruits and blackcurrant pastille with hints of bay leaf, graphite and toasty oak in the background.
Palate: The generous yet elegant palate offers wonderfully fleshy fruit characters; inky Satsuma plums and cassis combine with supple tannins and savoury dark chocolate elements culminating with a distinct purity of fruit, and a lingering Cabernet finish.

This 3.1 tonne parcel of fruit was crushed/destemmed fermentation in a small static fermenter for 7 days at 24 – 28o C, during which the cap was managed by regular aerative pump overs. After ferment the wine experienced an extended maceration, and remained on skins for 28 days into total, before being gently pressed, and racked to French barriques (40% new). The wine was matured in oak for 16 months before the blend was assembled, prior to bottling without any fining.