Picked ripe but at the right time
with well-integrated acidity and tannins
mouthwatering acidity: it’s all as delicious as it is a statement on quality
strawberries and dried herbs
Brambly fruit on the nose draws you in before giving way to a moreish palate of raspberry
Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Current Release Picked ripe but at theIncludes 5% malbec and 3% petit verdot, crushed and destemmed, a wine of many components, mainly small batch ferments (static and open fermenters), pumping over and plunging, part extended maceration (4 weeks), matured for 12 months in French oak (40% new). Focused and powerful, the deep but bright colour a come on. Cassis is given context by cabernet tannins, which are firm, not dry. James Halliday