Rochford Estate 'la Gauche' Cabernet 2022
Special: $15.00
RRP: $33.00
This wine is inspired by the traditional blend of Bordeaux’s ‘Left Bank’ where the predominate variety is Cabernet Sauvignon, we celebrate our interpretation of this blend here in the Yarra Valley.
Tasting Notes:
The 'la Gauche' has really come into its own in 2022, with the low yielding and warmer Yarra Valley season delivering extra concentration and depth. Notes of mulberry, chocolate dipped cherries, cedar and violet perfume combine along with a hint of spiced walnut.
On the palate the dark berry fruits continue as well as some juicy plum. The wine has great freshness resulting from the amalgamation of these varieties and exhibits dusty tannin and is set to age very well.
Winemaking Notes:
Picked from 22nd to 24th March
Vinification & Elevage: Fruit was destemmed as whole berries and fermented on skins for 14 days. Pressed to French oak (20% new) for malolactic conversion, spending 11 months in oak prior to bottling.
Viticultural Notes:
2022 will be remembered for the tiniest yields in a decade resulting from poor flowering conditions in our parts of the Yarra Valley. The quality of the resultant wines of this vintage however are outstanding with both concentration and finesse.
Varietal:
Cabernet Sauv 85%, Cab Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Alcohol:
14.0%
Allergens:
Contains Sulphites. Vegan wine.