2022 Cabernet Sauvignon

Whole-bunch ferments with Syrah and Pinot Noir are nothing we haven’t seen before but whole-bunch with Cabernet? What! There’s nothing Timo won’t whole bunch it seems! Makes for a youthful, yet generous Cabernet - black fruit, tea leaf, white pepper, cassis, orange. The benefit here is that the tannins and textural elements of the wine can be derived from the stalks and seeds, as well as the skins, and it drastically reduces your need for a heavy oak influence to impart structure. German bor...Read More...

Whole-bunch ferments with Syrah and Pinot Noir are nothing we haven’t seen before but whole-bunch with Cabernet? What! There’s nothing Timo won’t whole bunch it seems! Makes for a youthful, yet generous Cabernet - black fruit, tea leaf, white pepper, cassis, orange. The benefit here is that the tannins and textural elements of the wine can be derived from the stalks and seeds, as well as the skins, and it drastically reduces your need for a heavy oak influence to impart structure. German born but Yarra stalwart Timo Mayer is the crazy king of carbonic maceration! Anyone who has met this person knows the kind of joyful madness that can ensue after drinking these wonderful wines. Even if you haven’t, you’ll feel it in the energy of the wines for sure.

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