
2017 Blue Pyrenees Estate Red
- Cellar Door
- $38.00
- Club
- $28.50
- Varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Malbec
- Vintage
- 2017
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Pyrenees
- Alcohol
- 14.1%
- Bottle size
- 750 mL
- Drinking Window
- 2018 - 2037
Awards
- Title
- Gold Medal
- Year
- 2019
- Event
- China Wine & Spirit Awards
- Description
RRP: $44.00
CELLAR DOOR: $38.00
WINE CLUB: $28.50- Eyes
Bright ruby red.
- Nose
Classic vibrant cassis fruit, violets, forest floor complexity & classy cedar oak aromas.
- Mouth
Juicy ripe blackberries up front, complimented by tobacco leaves, mushroom & supporting cedary oak. The even palate structure of this blended red is framed by abundant yet integrated fine grain tannins & delivers a traditional old world style, suitable for ageing, with lingering fresh berry & choc-mint flavours.
- Body
full
- Winemaking Notes
The Pyrenees region of Australia is best known for its bold savoury red wines & the “Estate” from Blue Pyrenees uses blending of the Estate vineyard’s best components to consistently reinforce this reputation. The 2016/2017 growing season was the wettest since 2010/11 with rains throughout winter & spring, then a mild summer & a warm dry autumn to finish which resulted in good vine canopies & above average size crops. The individual vineyard components were kept separate — initially in fifteen tonne static & three tonne open fermenters — then also while maturing in new (40%), two year-old (30%) & four year-old (30%) French & American oak barriques for a full 24 months. Final selections, then blending, a light egg white fining & bottling all occurred in June & July 2019.
- Food Pairing
Full bodied flavoursome Pyrenees red blends such as this have many possible food matches but beef steak is a classic favourite, with the wine’s many tannins tempered by the juicy fatty texture of a medium rare T-bone with mushroom sauce.
Reviews
Sam Kim
Gorgeously complex and engaging, the wine shows blackcurrant, spiced plum, tapenade and cedar characters on the nose with a lovely floral overtone. The palate delivers excellent concentration and density while remaining refined and structured with fine chalky tannins. It’s wonderfully harmonious and sophisticated, making it immensely satisfying. A blend of 68% cabernet sauvignon, 22% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 5% malbec.
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