2022 Grant Burge Cameron Vale Cabernet Sauvignon

COLOUR Crimson red, purple hue with a medium density NOSE Choc mint, bay and fennel seed intermingled with mildly scented cinnomine and ground turmeric lift moderately so as not to be overpowering but subtle and restrained PALATE Palate has sweet fruited blackberry and cherry with hints of mint combining with slick tannins and a velvety texture. The flavours are long and persistent with the dried spice most prevalent and mouth coating. Wine has moderate density with enticing balance and complexity. PEAK DRINKING 5- 10 years FOOD MATCH Roast lamb, barbeque lamb or finish a meal with cheeses

A very dry Winter & Spring lead to early vineyard intervention to keep soil profiles moist. Frost and hail also assisted with yield reduction at flowering resulting in low cropping high quality fruit. The outcome was the lowest yielding Barossa Vintage in a decade and although low having the vines push all of the energy into the remaining fruit gave way to tremendous quality and fruit harmony able to withstand the higher than average temperatures across the early parts of 2019. Due to the low yields, the fruit flowed in thick, fast but most of all, early. A vintage truly ingrained in memory.