
2016 Richardson Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cellar Door
- $60.00
- Club
- $45.00
- Case (Club)
- $45.00
- Varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Malbec
- Vintage
- 2016
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Pyrenees
- Alcohol
- 13.2%
- Bottle size
- 750 mL
- Drinking Window
- 2018 - 2038
Awards
- Title
- Best Cabernet
- Year
- 2018
- Event
- Western Victorian Wine Challenge
- Title
- Best Wine in Show
- Year
- 2018
- Event
- Western Victorian Wine Challenge
- Title
- Best Cabernet
- Year
- 2018
- Event
- Riverina Wine Show
- Title
- Gold Medal
- Year
- 2018
- Event
- Ballarat Wine Show
- Title
- Top Gold
- Year
- 2018
- Event
- Riverina Wine Show
- Description
RRP: $72.00
CELLAR DOOR: $60.00
WINE CLUB: $45.00- Eyes
Bright ruby red.
- Nose
Distinctly ripe Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blackberry fruit, leafy notes plus cedary French oak.
- Mouth
The blackberry, green olive & choc mint flavours are all fruit derived but have been crafted into a wine of great power by full extraction of colour, flavours & tannins from the grapes. The integration of all these flavours in French oak also adds to the structure & tannin, creating a long savoury aftertaste.
- Winemaking Notes
The Richardson Series of wines are produced only in great vintages from the most characterful batches of grapes identified by the Blue Pyrenees winemakers as having the potential to make an iconic red wine (as a tribute to the late Colin Richardson, himself a larger than life character). These wines are vinified & matured separately before confirmation of suitability to be called ‘Richardson’, then prepared for bottling. The 2015/2016 growing season proved to be ideal for red grapes, with good winter rains & then plenty of warmth to easily ripen to optimum maturity. Vinification included cold soaking pre-ferment, a 5 day warm ferment in open fermenters & completion of primary & secondary fermentation in oak. Maturation for 22 months in both new & 2 year old French oak barriques ensured complexity, smoothness & integration of all flavour components before bottling in March 2018.
Reviews
Winestate Magazine - Professional
A soft, smooth and well-balanced wine; an elegant and sophisticated style with raspberry-like varietal fruit, soft tannins and loads of acid.
4
Wine Showcase Magazine - Professional
93
Nick Butler
The Real Review - Professional
Medium purple colour, bright edges. Quality French oak and cigars drive the nose – aristocratic. It’s tightly-framed and taut. Suggest decanting. A beautiful cabernet of tension.
95
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