Colour:
Full dense red with vibrant crimson highlights.
Bouquet:
Attractive ripe fruit nose showing. cassis and blackcurrant aromas provides the characters expected of fine, high quality Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Sophisticated French oak has contributed cedar like nuances. As the wine matures, expect to see cigar-box complexity with age.
Palate:
The palate has both elegance and richness with fine, long tannins providing finesse and texture. Ripe mulberries permeate the flavour. This is a stylish wine which will age superbly.
Food Suggestions:
This is a wine of finesse which will accompany many styles of food from tender eye fillet and roasted vegetable lasagne to full flavoured osso bucco and risotto.
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. The majority of this wine has been barrel fermented in predominantly French oak while the balance of the components had extra time on skins before pressing and oak maturation. Harvest occurred over a relatively short period from the 14th to 22nd April making it the latest vintage since 2004. The yields were quite low and ranged from 5.5-7.5 tonnes/ha. Oak maturation was in a blend of new and used hogsheads with several workings to soften the tannins and fill-out the flavour. The wine received one filtration before bottling on the 10th December 2010. We believe that this 2009 vintage will offer excellent cellaring opportunities over the next decade and beyond.
