2019 Gold Seam Cabernet Sauvignon

Estate Grown | Single Vineyard | Open Top Fermented | Basket Pressed

The 2019 Gold Seam Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from a 2.3 acre single vineyard on the southern slope of the Moppa Hill.  It has an altitude of 335m and is planted on ancient iron rich sandy soil with shale fragments and quartz stone throughout over friable orange clay.  Sustainable vineyard practices are used with a real care for the soil and surrounding natural environment.  Naturally a very low yielding dry grown vineyard and produces wine with varietal character and impeccable balance & structure.

One of the lowest yielding vintages on record with a mere 460kg per acre.  The fruit was picked on the 2^nd of March, 100% de-stemmed and whole berry into a small open top fermenter.  The ferment punch downed twice per day with an occasional rack and return.  After 12 days on skins the wine was drained to barrel, the skins hand-dug to the basket press.  And matured with minimal racking until being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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