Sussex Squire – Samuel Block Cabernet Sauvignon – 2017

Fruit sourced from a dry grown low-yielding vineyard in Armagh, Clare Valley. Fermented in 1.5t fermenters and lightly basket pressed and matured in French oak barrels for 15months. Intense dark fruit flavours of blackberry, cassis, spice and chocolate on the palate balanced with the fine oak and tannin finish.

Aged in 20% new and 80% old French Oak barrels for 12 months.

Intense dark fruit flavours of blackberry, black cherry, cassis, spice and chocolate on the palate with a soft lingering tannin to finish.

Food Match: Slow cooked Lamb Shoulder

CELLARING: Drink Now or Cellar 5-10+yrs

pH – 3.43

TA – 7.02

Alc – 14.5%

HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

Hand-picked, destemmed, 12 days on skins, lightly basket-pressed, matured in French oak (20% new), 210 dozen made. Continues the style and quality of the ’17 Sussex Squire wines, cassis in abundance, rare in the Clare Valley and closer to cool-grown cabernet. A striking wine in the context of the Clare Valley.

Drink by 2032