Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Produced from 100% Estate grown fruit from our award-winning 5 acre block, this wine is jet black in the glass and has a complex palate of ironstone, cocoa, raspberry, and black olives. Kept on its skins for 3 weeks with Malolactic Fermentation in barrel, 64% has been aged in 2-3 yr old French hogsheads and 36% in new French oak for 18 months. It has the typical generosity of McLaren Vale Cab; mainly, being full structured with noticeable wood elements which purely support the wine adding fine, smooth tannins without dominating it. Although approachable now, the Thorpe Reserve Cabernet will continue to age harmoniously into the future.
576 cases produced.

Price: AU $25

Previous wines:
2004 Reserve Cabernet: Blue Gold Top 100, 2008 Sydney International Wine Show
2004 Reserve Cabernet: Gold Medal, 2006 McLaren Vale Wine Show

Tasting Notes
Colour	Purple with ebony hue.
Nose	Dark olive, ironstone, raspberry, cocoa, thai basil, and blueberries.
Palate	A multi layered and concentrated wine with layers of spicy red raspberries and provencal herbs. The dark chocolate and red berries flow onto the palate and pave the way for a seamless mid-back that finish with integrated and elongated tannins.
Alc 14.5%, TA 6.36g/L, pH 3.44, screwcap