Chain Of Ponds The Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
TROPHY & GOLD MEDAL WINNING 95 POINT RATED ADELAIDE HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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- TROPHY WINNER ADELAIDE HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON WINERY OF YEAR
- 95 POINT RATED & GOLD MEDAL WINNER MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION
- GOLD MEDAL INTERNATIONAL COOL CLIMATE WINE AWARDS
- PREVIOUS VINTAGE RATED 95 POINTS JAMES HALLIDAY
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Vintage: | 2017 |
Source/Region: | Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to a decade |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 13.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.00 |
Rating: | 95 |
The palate is full bodied and displays seamlessly integrated dark berry fruit and savoury characters which fill out the palate to give a well rounded wine with exceptional fruit weight and length. Good linear acidity from the cooler vintage and structural velvety tannins give drinkability now along with great ageing potential.
Selected from McLaren Range vineyard at Kuitpo in the southern Adelaide Hills, a North Facing Aspect with North-South row orientation and an elevation of 360m. Soil is a sandy loam with
ironstone gravel over weathering sandstone, Clone is G9V3 and the canopy is managed with a single catch wire and assisted sprawl. The exceptionally cool 2017 vintage meant the Cabernet ripened very late in the season allowing the slow development of excellent varietal character and great savoury complexity.
The grapes were destemmed and cold soaked for 2 days prior to fermentation. The fruit was fermented in traditional openfermenters and pumped over twice daily with a few extra pump overs during peak ferment. 30% of the free run was drained off after 7 days while the balance remained on skins for a further 3 days. The wine was pressed off skins with around 1 Baumé left and transferred straight to 100% French oak with 30% new barrels to allow fermentation and MLF to complete. The wine was left on full lees for 18 months to build texture and mouthfeel before bottling.
95 Point Rated
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2019
James Halliday Wine Companion
"No shortage of cassis and blackberry flavours with a strong herbal-minty overlay - maybe too much for some. It's fuller-bodied, tannic and rich, needing more time to find its groove."
Trophy
Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Winery Of Year - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2019
Gold Medal
International Cool Climate Awards 2018
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2019
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