Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
96 POINT RATED 4 TIME TROPHY & 10 TIME GOLD MEDAL WINNING ICON COONAWARRA CAB
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 0 out of 5 stars.
- FOUR TIME TROPHY WINNER AT RUTHERGLEN WINE SHOW
- 6 TIME GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- 96 POINTS JAMES HALLIDAY
- 93 POINTS HUON HOOKE & LISTED IN TOP 10 COONAWARRA CABERNETS
- ICONIC NAME IN COONAWARRA WINEMAKING
Vintage: | 2015 |
Source/Region: | Coonawarra, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar mid term |
Bottle Top: | Foil over cork |
Alcohol Content: | 14.20 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.40 |
Rating: | 96 |
Dark red with purple hue. Exhibits violets, 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.
Indulge in classic Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon with this 2015 vintage from Redman. From a seasonal point of view, April to July 2014 provided an excellent start with average winter rainfall setting us up for an even budburst with good soil moisture. Spring, however, was not typical, being very dry and one of Coonawarra’s warmest, with temperatures well above average. These high temperatures advanced flowering in November by about two weeks. Very dry conditions continued through December, consequently berries remained small with thick skins. Ripening was set up perfectly with the vines receiving a refreshing drink of 90mm of rain in mid-January. The grapes were harvested in the last week of March and the first week in April.
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.
96 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
40yo vines, crushed, open-fermented, 7 days on skins, matured in French oak (25% new) for 12 months, six gold medals, four trophies. A great example of hands-off winemaking, and of the very best of the Redman medium-bodied style. Cassis fruit, modest French oak and ripe but fine tannins are seamlessly woven together. The X-factor? Picked at perfect ripeness, down to the very days. If the wine had a screwcap it would be a 40-year proposition.
93 Points Huon Hooke - listed in Top 10 Coonawarra Cabernets for 2015 vintage
Deep, dark red/purple colour, very good hue. There are walnutty oaky and faintly herbal aromas, with an attractive touch of spice. The wine is full-bodied and bright, with abundant drying tannins and pleasing depth. There's a core of fruit sweetness and the aftertaste rolls on and really satisfies. This will take some age very well.
Trophy Winner
Rutherglen Wine Show 2017 - Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Rutherglen Wine Show 2017 - Best Dry Red Wine 2015/16 Vintages
Rutherglen Wine Show 2017 - Best Table Wine by Small Producer
Rutherglen Wine Show 2017 - Best Red Table Wine of Show
Gold Medal
Rutherglen Wine Show 2017
Brisbane Wine Show 2017
Cowra Wine Show 2017
Perth Wine Show 2017
Limestone Coast Wine Show 2017
Rutherglen Wine Show 2016
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