2021 Heartland Directors’ Cut Cabernet Sauvignon

Only the finest Cabernet vineyards in Langhorne Creek contribute to Directors’ Cut. The old vine fruit is the cornerstone of this wine’s character. The fruit was harvested at night to retain freshness. Initial skin contact was followed by 7 days of cool fermentation with our Rhône isolate yeast and hand-plunging three times daily. Maturation then occurred in 75% new French oak hogsheads for approximately 12 months.

The wine wears a ruby red robe with hints of purple. The nose offers blackcurrant compote, with cocoa and dried plums. The taste is of intense black raspberry with rumours of leather and a long, smooth and savoury finish. Director’s Cut Cabernet Sauvignon will build body and complexity over the next decade.– Ben Glaetzer, Heartland