Yarra Yering Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Hand harvested, destemmed and individually berry sorted before being crushed into our Yarra Yering 600kg open fermenters. Hand plunged twice daily until fermentation is complete, some extended time on skins until tannins soften before deciding to press based on taste. Gravity filled to French oak Bordeaux shaped barrels completing malolactic fermentation in the cool underground cellars. 40% new oak, 15 months maturation.
Fruit sourced from the 1969 planted No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, exclusively from the south west corner following a gravel band that crosses through the corner of the block. This corner is slower to mature and ripen, always the last pick from the block.
Fresh blackberry fruits, complimented by a nettle leaf aromatic lift, the palate has a wonderful energy, fruit concentration and precision. Fragrant in its youth with some liquorice spice complexity.
The tannin profile is ripe yet fine and supports the fruit intensity.

