Ferngrove The Stirlings Cabernet Shiraz Sauvignon

Winemaking The fruit was harvested cold at night and crushed and destemmed to static fermenters and allowed a cold soaking prior to ferment Fermentation then proceeded at moderate temperatures for 8 days During fermentation a combination of pumping over and plunging assists the extraction of tanin and flavour prior to post ferment maceration and careful pressing The freshly fermented wine is racked to new French oak predominately two coopers In oak the wine undergoes malo-lactic fermentation and up to 15 months maturation TASTING NOTES Dark crimson Striking aromas of dense dark plums blackberry and spice Mouth coating and intense a wine of texture purity of fruit and long crafted tannin nbsp Will benefit from careful cellaring for up to 10 years