Palate
Flavours of new leather and damp earth with a touch of vanillan oak.
Growing Conditions
After good early winter rains, the rainfall eased off to become drier in the later half. A warmer than average spring into November. Rain returned in December, which ended up being cooler on average than November, an unusual occurrence to say the least. The weather returned to normal during the Christmas period until the second week of January where we got a deluge of rain over 3 days around 100mls. Way over the monthly average of 14.5mls. This had an immediate effect of recharging the sub-soils and the Cabernet kept green leaves till late into the season, these leaves working meant for higher sugar levels and higher acidities. There was more rain late in February, but had little effect on the quality. More rain arrived on 27th March, but by that time the Cabernet was safely in the winery.
