Colour:
Full rich red
Bouquet:
Full, ripe varietal Cabernet Sauvignon showing rich cassis fruit and dark chocolate has been overlayed with hints of cedar and cinnamon.
Palate:
This wine is full flavoured with fine long tannins and shows power yet elegance. The palate is long and persistent and finishes clean and tight.
Food Suggestions:
A wine to be savoured in a large glass in the accompaniment of medium to full flavoured dishes. Try it with venison or quail and roasted vegetables.
Cellaring Potential:
Excellent on release and will age over the next 10-15 years. Expect the cedar and cigar box characters to develop with time.
Winemaking Notes:
Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship of Leconfield since the first release in 1977. Our philosophy is to produce a Cabernet Sauvignon displaying both depth and elegance where oak complexes and enhances the fruit but is not allowed to dominate. Most of the components that have made up this wine have been allowed to complete fermentation in predominantly French oak and were blended with a small percentage that had extended contact with grape skins for several weeks. Harvest was on the 10 and 11th of April. Oak maturation was in predominantly new hogsheads which had several workings to soften the tannins and fill-out the flavour. The wine received a light egg fining and gentle filtration before bottling on the 27th February 2009.
Leconfield's winemakers Paul Gordon and Tim Bailey continue to impress judges with their high winemaking standards.
