Hemera Estate

Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Vintage Conditions
The 2019 growing season was a challenging one from the start with a very dry winter and spring with frost events in September disrupting budburst. Windy conditions affected flowering and further frost episodes and hail in November caused further challenges. Very hot and dry conditions during summer and lack of rain resulted in small berries and low bunch weights resulting in the lowest yields in recent decades. The resultant wines have great colour, intense flavours and firm tannins.
Vineyard Selection
The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from a selection of parcels from Block 1A and Block 5 of from our estate vineyard.
Winemaking
Once the grapes have been identified to be of optimum maturation and flavour
ripeness, the parcels are brought into the winery where they are destemmed and
crushed into the open-topped fermenters. Manual pump-overs are conducted twice daily to provide extraction of colour, flavour and tannin. Towards the end of fermentation, the wine is drained and then pressed to a combination of 50% new
French and American oak barrels for 18 months maturation. Careful barrel selection takes place before the wine is blended. The wine is neither fined, nor filtered.
Tasting Evaluation
Colour: Concentrated garnet core with pale rim.
Aroma: Perfumed varietal Barossa Cabernet aromas of blackcurrant, black liquorice and cassis with further layers of mocha, coffee grounds and rare roast lamb. Subtle cedar oak spice hides in the background.
Palate: Fleshy mid palate of black plum, black cherry, Black forest cake, cocoa and raspberry liquorice are framed with silky smooth tannins. Savoury flavour of the earth, ferrous/ ironstone flavours add complexity. Fresh red apple skin acidity creates focus and direction.