Coonawarra 70%, McLaren Vale 30%, matured for 32 months in American and French oak.
In what was a standout vintage in the McLaren Vale Merrill has yet again come up with a beauty.
The colour is a very dark blood red with great depth. The aroma doesn't wait, it comes out to greet you with a wonderful array of mint, menthol, herbs and spice, earth, black currant, cooked beetroot and violet perfume. The palate has great fruit intensity wrapped up in firm, ripe, youthful tannins and strengthened by decisive acidity so well balanced it almost disappears.
A great Cabernet that will continue to grow in depth and complexity for many years (2030+).
Drink with slow cooked meats, lamb shanks, aged grass fed beef. The acidity and tannin will work with very rich meat dishes.