Rochford Single Vineyard Isabella's Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
RRP: $80.00
96 Points - Halliday Wine Companion 2023
“… A very bright magenta. Redolent of blackcurrants and blackberries with violets, pencil block shavings and a soupçon of liquorice root. Concentrated with firm yet noble cabernet tannins. Very persistent. A class act.”
- Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion
92 Points - The Real Review 2024
Tasting Notes:
Scents of red cherries, roses, fresh leather, dried herbs (sage and thyme), cigar box and cassis. On the palate there's a nice mix of red and dark fruits; red cherry, red plums. Notes of cacao with a mixture of various spices. The tannins show a plushness and allow for the lively fruits to flow long and linger nicely. It's a sign of a bright future for this wine.
Winemaking Notes:
Hand-picked on the 4th of April
Vinification & Elevage: Fruit parcels were fermented using both whole berry and crushed fruit. Fermented in large open top wooden vessels on skins for 18 days. Pressed to French oak barriques (30% new) for malolactic conversion, in oak for 10 months. 250 dozen produced.
Viticultural Notes:
Cabernet Sauvignon clone: SA125
The fruit for this single vineyard wine comes from our Briarty Road vineyard in Gruyere.
2021 was a welcome return to ideal growing conditions here in the Yarra Valley. A prolonged, classical season allowed for brilliant definition of flavour across our range.
Varietal:
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Alcohol:
13.8%
Allergens:
Contians sulphites. Vegan wine.