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Elgin Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

The 2005 Elgin Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon is our maiden release of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vibrant, dark ruby in colour. This wine has aromas of chocolate coffee, raspberries and mulberries on the nose. This enticing flavour combination blends well with black cherries, black pepper, spicy oak and subtle tannins to fill the mouth with layers of pleasure. Well-integrated and velvety tannis compliment the fruit to give the wine a well-balanced mouth feel and lingering finish.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Elgin Vintners
winemaker : Ross Gower
wine of origin : Elgin
analysis : alc : 13.76 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.55  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver & Best in Class
Veritas 2007 - Silver
2007 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver
2007 Decanter World Wine Awards - Bronze Medal
2007 International Wine Chalenge - Commended

ageing : This wine drinks exceptionally well now but will benefit from a year or two in the bottle.
in the vineyard : Six grape growers within the Elgin ward have joined forces to establish Elgin Vintners. The members are fortunate in that they are able to access outstanding quality grapes from within their ranks - each contributing something unique to the final product.

The grapes for the Elgin Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon were harvested from two vineyards sites. The Smart-Dyson trellised Beaulieu vineyard, planted in 2002, is Clone CS 169A grafted onto 101-14 Mgt and Paulsen rootstock. The Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the meticulously managed Belfield vineyards belonging to the Kreft Family is Clone CS 163C. The Belfield vines have been trained to the traditional VSP trellis system.
in the cellar : The grapes were vinified by Ross Gower in his Elgin cellar; the barrels were nurtured by Justin Hoy in the Elgin Vintners Barrel Maturation cellar.
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