Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon

Terra Rossa Cabernet SauvignonOrigin: Australia Terroir: Coonawarra The marriage of Coonawarra's Terra Rossa over limestone soils, with Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, has produced some of Australia's greatest and longest living wines. Wines released under the 'Terra Rossa' classification are made exclusively from fruit grown on the rich red soils of this infamous strip. The invaluable elements of these soils crossed with the cooler climate of the region

Origin: Australia
Terroir: Coonawarra

The marriage of Coonawarra's Terra Rossa over limestone soils, with Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, has produced some of Australia's greatest and longest living wines. Wines released under the 'Terra Rossa' classification are made exclusively from fruit grown on the rich red soils of this infamous strip.

The invaluable elements of these soils crossed with the cooler-climate of the region combine to produce a range of wines showing wonderful fruit expression, complexity, elegance in structure and excellent cellaring potential.

Our Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from a total of seven separate and unique Cabernet Sauvignon blocks on our Parker Estate ‘Abbey’ vineyard in Coonawarra. We have also included some old-vine material from the Wetherall and Kidman family blocks along the terra rossa strip.

Following harvest, the parcels were fermented in a combination of open and closed fermenters to control aromatics. Whilst most of the fruit underwent a 10-day-ferment, there was a small portion which stayed on skins for almost 30 days to extract extra colour and tannin for ageing potential.

Maturation took place in majority third-fill (80%) French oak Barriques and Hogsheads for fourteen months, before final blending and bottling. The result is another classic Cabernet from the rich red soils of Coonawarra.