d'Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet 2007 75cl

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Colour
Red
Vintage
2007
Producer
d'Arenberg
Country
AUSTRALIA
Region
MCLAREN VALE
Product code
14ARE150B2007
Availability
8 cases
Grape Variety
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes

This wine has a deep, dark, vibrant black appearance suggesting a full-bodied dry red. The aroma is dense and complex with a mix of fragrant fruit dominated by cassis, blackcurrants, mulberries, coffee and dark chocolate, with fine cedar oak developing in the background.

The palate shows a lighter, fresher, more elegant style of wine compared to recent vintages but is overwhelmingly complex and compressed. Flavours of dark black fruits, violets, cassis and red currants mixed with edges of dried herbs, green bean and capsicum.

Vinification Details.

Each batch of fruit received is gently crushed in our Demoisy open-mouthed, rubber-toothed crusher so as many of the berries as possible remain whole. They are then transferred to open fermenters where the must of seeds and skins are permanently submerged beneath the free run juice. The must receives no plunging or pumping over while fermentation occurs. Once the primary fermentation is two-thirds complete, traditional foot-treading takes place prior to basket-pressing. The wine is then transferred to barrel to complete its primary and secondary fermentation. After 18 months, only the barrels from the best batches are selected for the final blend.

Producer Information

Joseph Rowe Osborn, founder of d'Arenberg and patron of the turf, bought his first McLaren Vale vineyards with the winnings of his racehorse, Footbolt, whose name lives on in Shiraz form. His grandson d'Arry and great-grandson Chester inherited the business and have built it into one of Australia's best loved wineries. The last decade has seen Chester develop a range of white wines every bit as individual and thrilling as the reds with which the company made its name. With the iconic red stripe labels and funky names d'Arenberg's wines have a loyal following, eager for more of the rich, concentrated fruit for which they are famous.

Regional info.

The grapes for this wine come largely from a near extinct clone of Cabernet Sauvignon. This unnamed clone yields no more than one tonne per acre because of its very poor setting ability and the tiny size of its berries. However, the quality of the grapes is far superior, with wonderful violet and blackcurrant aromas, great acidity and long, intense fine- grain tannins.

The d'Arenberg Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards are planted on soils of either shallow grey loam over marley limestone clay or hard red earth over limestone.

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makers name

Chester d’Arenberg Osborn