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Briar RidgeCoonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2016
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Elegant Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot
Textural and elegant palate
Match with charcuterie platter and soft cheeses
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
Colour: Deep crimson red.
Nose: Fruit intensity of blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose.
Palate: A textural and elegant palate. Merlot provides sweet fruit to the mid palate and balances the subdued oak and grape tannins on the finish.
Oak: French oak for 18 months maturation.
Food Match: Roasted, grilled or stewed meats. Charcuterie platter and soft cheeses.
Winemaker: Gwyn Olsen
Drink Until: 2023
The soils of Coonawarra consist of thin dark brown to dark grey clays interspersed with broken
limestone fragments. The shallow soil overlies soft crumbly limestone at depths of as little as 10cm so that the vines effectively grow in limestone rock. The shallow soils restrict vigour & this, coupled with rigorous canopy management, allows us to control berry size and bunch numbers & thus eventual crop load. This control of crop level and berry size gives our winemakers the best possible starting material with which to create premium red wines.
Our Coonawarra vineyard experience another early season for Vintage 2016. Our Coonawarra vineyard produced elegant well balanced Cabernet with intense flavour and colour. Merlot also ripened well and produced lively fruit driven wine. Crop levels were relatively low and the wines are expected to be long lived.
Textural and elegant palate
Match with charcuterie platter and soft cheeses
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
Colour: Deep crimson red.
Nose: Fruit intensity of blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose.
Palate: A textural and elegant palate. Merlot provides sweet fruit to the mid palate and balances the subdued oak and grape tannins on the finish.
Oak: French oak for 18 months maturation.
Food Match: Roasted, grilled or stewed meats. Charcuterie platter and soft cheeses.
Winemaker: Gwyn Olsen
Drink Until: 2023
The soils of Coonawarra consist of thin dark brown to dark grey clays interspersed with broken
limestone fragments. The shallow soil overlies soft crumbly limestone at depths of as little as 10cm so that the vines effectively grow in limestone rock. The shallow soils restrict vigour & this, coupled with rigorous canopy management, allows us to control berry size and bunch numbers & thus eventual crop load. This control of crop level and berry size gives our winemakers the best possible starting material with which to create premium red wines.
Our Coonawarra vineyard experience another early season for Vintage 2016. Our Coonawarra vineyard produced elegant well balanced Cabernet with intense flavour and colour. Merlot also ripened well and produced lively fruit driven wine. Crop levels were relatively low and the wines are expected to be long lived.
Elegant Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot
Textural and elegant palate
Match with charcuterie platter and soft cheeses
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
Colour: Deep crimson red.
Nose: Fruit intensity of blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose.
Palate: A textural and elegant palate. Merlot provides sweet fruit to the mid palate and balances the subdued oak and grape tannins on the finish.
Oak: French oak for 18 months maturation.
Food Match: Roasted, grilled or stewed meats. Charcuterie platter and soft cheeses.
Winemaker: Gwyn Olsen
Drink Until: 2023
The soils of Coonawarra consist of thin dark brown to dark grey clays interspersed with broken
limestone fragments. The shallow soil overlies soft crumbly limestone at depths of as little as 10cm so that the vines effectively grow in limestone rock. The shallow soils restrict vigour & this, coupled with rigorous canopy management, allows us to control berry size and bunch numbers & thus eventual crop load. This control of crop level and berry size gives our winemakers the best possible starting material with which to create premium red wines.
Our Coonawarra vineyard experience another early season for Vintage 2016. Our Coonawarra vineyard produced elegant well balanced Cabernet with intense flavour and colour. Merlot also ripened well and produced lively fruit driven wine. Crop levels were relatively low and the wines are expected to be long lived.
Textural and elegant palate
Match with charcuterie platter and soft cheeses
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
Colour: Deep crimson red.
Nose: Fruit intensity of blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose.
Palate: A textural and elegant palate. Merlot provides sweet fruit to the mid palate and balances the subdued oak and grape tannins on the finish.
Oak: French oak for 18 months maturation.
Food Match: Roasted, grilled or stewed meats. Charcuterie platter and soft cheeses.
Winemaker: Gwyn Olsen
Drink Until: 2023
The soils of Coonawarra consist of thin dark brown to dark grey clays interspersed with broken
limestone fragments. The shallow soil overlies soft crumbly limestone at depths of as little as 10cm so that the vines effectively grow in limestone rock. The shallow soils restrict vigour & this, coupled with rigorous canopy management, allows us to control berry size and bunch numbers & thus eventual crop load. This control of crop level and berry size gives our winemakers the best possible starting material with which to create premium red wines.
Our Coonawarra vineyard experience another early season for Vintage 2016. Our Coonawarra vineyard produced elegant well balanced Cabernet with intense flavour and colour. Merlot also ripened well and produced lively fruit driven wine. Crop levels were relatively low and the wines are expected to be long lived.
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Size750mL
- RegionCoonawarra
- Current Vintage2016
- Standard Drinks8.18
- Alcohol Volume13.8%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameBriar Ridge
- Wine MakerGwyn Olsen
- ClosureScrew Cap
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