2022 The Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon (2022)
The Gorge Cabernet Block is one of the jewels of our estate vineyard.
Gentle and patient winemaking is preferred to ensure that the wine expresses the unique site characters. The selectively harvested grapes were gently crushed, fermented in an open fermenter and hand plunged to facilitate subtle tannin extraction. After 13 days on skins the fermenter was basket pressed and the free run and pressing fractions were combined. The wine was then aged for 20 months in 100% tight grained French oak. The proportion of new oak was kept low to encourage the continued expression of the characters that are exclusive to the vineyard site. To preserve purity and character the wine is made with minimal additions and is allowed to clarify naturally without the use of fining or filtration.
Title: Vintage Journal, Andrew Caillard
Description: Medium deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, graphite aromas with hints of cedar and bush garrigue. Generously concentrated with ample cassis, dark plum, blackberry fruits, cola/ chinotto notes, fine loose knit grainy firm tannins and well-integrated cedar notes. Richly flavoured and complex with superb filigreed claret structure and mineral length. Velvety and plush at entry but sinewy and tight at the finish with a long tannin plume.
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Rating: 97 / 100
Title: Wine Business Magazine, Tyson Stelzer
Description: No other region of warm Mediterranean climate conjures Cabernet Sauvignon as precise and delicious as McLaren Vale, and it's the cooler seasons like 2022 that exemplify it most emphatically. Brimming with pinpoint varietal hallmarks of blackcurrants, cassis, cigar box and tobacco leaf, intertwined with McLaren Vale iodine. Its succulent depth and deep, brooding, black mood is magnificently tensioned with a strong cage of fine-woven tannins.
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Rating: 96 / 100
Title: Wine Pilot, Ray Jordan
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Rating: 95 / 100
Title: Halliday Wine Companion, Marcus Ellis
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Award Date Description: 2024
Rating: 95 / 100
Wine Range: Single Vineyard
State: South Australia
Region: McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2022
Wine Type: Red Wine
Variety Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
