2022 Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon
Medal One
Medal Two
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.
Reviews
3 Merit Wine - The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia
98 Points – 2025 Halliday Wine Companion
97 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
97 Points – Tyson Stelzer, WBM Magazine
97 Points – Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com
Winemaking
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.
Technical Data
Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: 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.
Cellaring: This is one for the cellar to evolve for a further 20+ years under suitable conditions however, Yarra Valley Cabernet can also be a wonderful young wine.
Alcohol: 13.5%