Saddle Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2024
A juicy Australian red showing vibrant flavours of black fruits and vanilla. Soft and smooth with full-flavours of ripe fruits of the forest and a touch of oak spice.
The vine age is varied, but all vines have been spur pruned and are generally trained on a single wire cordon trellising system. The vines are planted at approximately 1.8 metres apart with 3.6 metres between the rows, to allow machinery access. The soil styles in the vineyards are varied, with each terroir adding its own characteristic to the final wine.
All grapes were machine harvested in order to retain the freshness. Fermentation was carried out in stainless steel tanks at 25 to 28°C to maximise colour extraction with French untoasted and toasted oak influence. When the ferment was 1° Baume it was pressed and left to ferment until dry. Malolactic conversion took place after it was racked onto French oak, which resulted in a softer mouthfeel. The wine was then transferred to a stainless steel tank, to retain the fruity characteristics until bottling
Established by Bob and Cherie Berton in May 1996, the Berton Vineyard estate covers 30 hectares of land located on gently rolling hills at 450 metres above sea level, in a subregion of Eden Valley in South Australia. The superb Reserve Shiraz and Reserve Chardonnay wines are still sourced from this plot. In 2007, Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state-of- the-art facility has the capacity to process 20,000 tonnes and enables Berton Vineyard to produce value for money wines which sit alongside their premium single vineyard offerings.
- ABV: 13.6%
- Grapes: Shiraz 61%, Cabernet Sauvignon 26%, Merlot 12%, Other Varieties 1%
- Country: Australia
- Region: South Eastern Australia
- Body: B
- Sulphites: Yes
- Vegetarian: Yes
- Vegan: Yes
- Milk: No
- Eggs: No
- Organic: No
- Biodynamic: No
- Closure: Screwcap
- Serve with: On its own or with barbecues
- Subregion: South East Australia
- Winemaker: Jim Moularadellis
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