Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Imperial
6 LITRE RELEASE 95 POINT AWARD WINNING COONAWARRA CABERNET
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- AWARD WINNER ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS
- 95 POINTS TONY KEEYS
- 92 POINTS JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
- 92 POINRS JEREMY OLIVER
- 91 POINTS & RECOMMENDED HUON HOOKE THE REAL REVIEW
- ICONIC NAME IN COONAWARRA WINEMAKING
Vintage: | 2013 |
Source/Region: | Coonawarra, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Cellaring: | Drink now or until 2033 |
Bottle Top: | Foil over cork |
Alcohol Content: | 13.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 64.00 |
Rating: | 95 |
Dark red with purple tints. The aroma exhibits violets and cassis dark berry fruit with overtones of oak. The mid weight palate shows excellent flavour and structure with rich fruit and fine grained tannins. The finish is long and flavoursome. A classic Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon exhibiting elegance with excellent flavour and structure.
The 2013 Redman Cabernet Sauvignon is made from grapes grown on vines that are over forty years old, and carefully hand pruned, on the Redman family vineyards in the heart of Coonawarra.
The conditions leading into the 2013 vintage were excellent, with good winter rains and a warm fast flowering period in late spring. A good fruit set resulted in average crop levels. Summer was warm and dry, with a cool autumn allowing the grapes to ripen to optimum maturity.
The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were harvested during the first week of April. The fruit showed excellent flavour and varietal definition.
The grapes were mechanically harvested and crushed in the field. Initial fermentation was carried out in open concrete fermenting tanks and the cap was hand plunged twice a day. One third of the wine was run off into new French oak hogsheads, where fermentation was completed. The balance of the wine completed fermentation on skins, and was then transferred to barrels.
The wine was bottled, in February 2015, after eighteen months aging in French oak hogsheads.
95 Points Tony Keys
So very Coonawarra, so very Redman, so very good.
93 Points The Wine Front
Power of fruit, strength of tannin. This is well put together. Cassis, mint, tobacco and chocolate. A whole lot to like. Will cellar well.
92 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
Good colour; this has far more to say at the present time than the Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot; while the French oak is obvious, there is ample cassis fruit and fine tannins to provide both balance and length.
92 Jeremy Oliver
91 Points Huon Hooke The Real Review
Deep red/purple colour and stony, ferrous, crushed rock aroma. Not at all fruity or particularly cabernet-like. It’s a lean, slim-waisted wine with refined texture and tight structure. Long carry. A wine to cellar. It looks a little under-fruited now but time often reveals great character in these wines. It is certainly elegant and intense.
Award Winner
Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2016
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