Over the years Langhorne Creek has produced some outstanding examples of the classic Australian Shiraz/Cabernet blend.  The Terrier tips its hat to these historic blends.

Viticulture Notes

Selected parcels of estate grown fruit from our 60-year-old vines along with fruit sourced from our local growers was used in the making of this wine. The vines that provided the fruit for this wine, are grown on traditional Langhorne Creek floodplain alluvial soils, as well as from some newer plantings on tighter clays over limestone. 

Winemaking Notes

The fruit for this wine were picked in a number of separate batches, to allow for greater options when blending.  All of these parcels were destemmed and crushed to small open top fermenters, with the must allowed to undergo a 24-hour cold soak prior to fermentation commencing. The wine was then pumped over 2-3 times daily throughout fermentation to extract colour, flavour and tannins prior to pressing to seasoned French and American oak hogsheads. The wine then underwent malolactic fermentation in oak, prior to maturation in the same barrels until blending and bottling.

Tasting Notes

Deep red/purple in colour, with lifted floral notes coming from the Cabernet Sauvignon along with the usual tarry, briary dark fruit characters and spice provided by the Shiraz.  The palate is layered with dark fruits, savoury vanilla oak & a touch of spice, with fine tannin that sees the wine finish soft, round, rich and silky with the Cabernet Sauvignon providing some backbone & length.

Cellaring - designed for drinking now, but will further develop and reward cellaring for 5+ years