Knee Deep – Birdhouse Cabernet Sauvignon

New in from Margaret River!

Winemaker notes:

A very elegant wine with dark yet savoury characteristics, salted plum, dark chocolate, liquorice and savoury spice. Fine tannins work together with the acid to provide a tight frame for the fruit, driving the wine through to a long, moreish finish.

Fruit was harvested when flavour, tannin and acid were all in balance. Fermented using select yeast in static ferment where it was pumped over daily to manage the fermentation & tannin extraction. It was then pressed off into tank, settled then transferred to French oak barrels. Careful barrel selection brought together rich fruit, firm tannins and a tight acidity to come together beautifully, producing a Cabernet of great structural integrity and one that will reward careful cellaring.