Pindarie Schoff's Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin Country: Australia
Region of Production: Barossa Valley (Single Vineyard, Estate Grown)

Winemaking Notes:

A complex wine that is powerful yet fragrant, seriously tannic yet with allure and richness. Cabernet grows exceptionally well at Pindarie. Our single block is on the western slope of what we know as Schoff’s Hill, the highest elevation at our vineyard. Planted on prized Terra Rossa soil, the vines produce small berries, consistently producing an award-winning concentrated wine yearly. Minimal handling once picked, destemmed, then fermented long and slow before being put into expensive French oak for a long sleep. We ensure that oak and typical Cabernet structure are present but subtle, so the varietal characters are forever present. The 2018 vintage is a great vintage, not unlike 2013 and 2016.

Picking Season: 6th March 2018 

Cellaring: 10 years
Alcohol: 13.5%
Sugar Residual: 0.22 g/l 

T.A. (Acidity): 6.33 g/l

Tasting Note:

Our vines produce powerfully-fragrant fruit and so have chosen to release the wine relatively young. As the aroma and perfume are best captured in their youth. The warmth of our vineyard on the Western Ridge of the Barossa means that the perfume is in the red berry, blackcurrant spectrum (cassis) and ensures a wine of charm at an early age, with pronounced but even and round tannins. Being Cabernet, it will cellar beautifully, but age is not essential for enjoyment.

Food Pairing:

Ideal with a range of cuisine, especially dishes with lamb or pork.

Rewards: 95 Halliday points 2021 Wine Companion