2016 The Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon
On the southern boundary of Coonawarra is the old Penola cricket ground, which retired in 1996. Soon after, Jim Barry purchased the 30-acre property and planted Cabernet Sauvignon.
The hidden geological treausre of porous limestone, under the rich Terra Rossa soil, creates the ideal cellar by storing water for later use.Â
Fruit from this vineyard, along with selected parcels of fruit from our family owned Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in the Clare Valley have been blended to produce a wine that is rich, soft and approachable.
In the glass this wine shows a bright garnet red with a violet hue. The nose opens with notes of juicy blackcurrant and blackberry aromatics, balanced with savoury notes of dried herbs and turned earth. The palate displays generous red and blackcurrant fruit, with hints of liquorice, tobacco and savoury oak. Soft, silky tannins round out a harmonious and moreish wine which can be enjoyed now or will reward cellaring for 5 years.
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