Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet 2008 75cl

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  • Colour

    Red

  • Vintage

    2008

  • Producer

    Knappstein

  • Country

    AUSTRALIA

  • Region

    CLARE VALLEY

  • Alcohol

    14.5%

  • Product code

    14KNA11B2008

  • Availability

    21 cases

  • Grape Variety

    100% Cabernet Sauvignon


Tasting Notes

A great example of a Clare Valley Cabernet of great strength and texture. The wine fills the palate with generous rich berry fruit and great varietal Cabernet character. Fine drying tannins balance with the fruit weight and subtle oak spice.

Vinification Details.

The winemaking philosophy is minimal intervention. Fermentation occurred in small open fermenters with daily hand plunging lasting up to two weeks. The skins were pressed at sugar dryness. After pressing the wine was aged in 100% new French oak for just over two years.

Producer Information

Knappstein is one of the biggest names in the Clare Valley, perhaps Australia's most enigmatic wine region. Home to both full-bodied rich reds and lean, lemony Riesling, Clare's split personality takes on a bit of Bordeaux, a bit of Alsace and a dash of the Rhone - all with a distinctive Aussie accent. Glen Barry is the man in charge at Knappstein and having learnt his trade through time completing vintages in Sicily and Puglia, Okanagan in Canada, and Napa, this winemaker really knows his stuff!


Regional info.

Knappstein is based in the Clare Valley, an area much in vogue for its Rieslings and Knappstein make Riesling of course, along with other aromatic whites including Gewürztraminer, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. There are reds too, based on Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Knappstein's premium range appears under the "Enterprise" label.

As one of Australia's longest established wine regions, Clare Valley in South Australia offers a broad palette of differing topographies, geology and soils. Perched amid the North Mt Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley is 250 metres above sea level with its eastern escarpment rising to over 580 metres.

Climatically Clare is defined by warm dry days with prevailing south westerly winds from over the Great Southern Ocean bringing clear cold nights. The geology and soils of the valley are largely divided between iron rich slate and Terra Rossa over limestone. Subtle sub-regional differences and vineyard attributes contribute specific characteristics to wines from Clare.

The Enterprise Vineyard sits atop Clare's Terra Rossa Soils. It has produced all the Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon since 1974. The low-yielding Cabernet vines of this vineyard produce fruit with incredibly bold concentration of flavour, distinct fine sandy tannins and striking acidity.

More information

ageing potential

up to 8 years

organic

No

vegetarians

No

classification apellation

Clare Valley

residual sugar

0.37g/l

vineyard name

Enterprise Vineyard

food match

Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb stuffed with Persian saffron rice

total acidity

7.2g/l

wine ph

3.63

makers name

Julian Langworthy

vegans

No



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