Karrawatta Christo's Paddock Grand Vin Cabernet Sauvignon

2018 Christo's Paddock Grand Vin Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: 2018 Christo's Paddock Grand Vin Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Christo's Paddock Vineyard
SKU: CP-GVCS-2018
Price: 92.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$92

Our Christo’s Paddock vineyard is managed using sensitive farming practices and organic principles. Specially selected grapes from selected vines, this portion of the vineyard is hand manicured from pruning through to shoot and fruit thinning to produce a very special parcel of grapes.

The Grand Vin Christo’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon is a more rich and fuller bodied style of wine compared to the Christo’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon. It is selected from rows in the vineyard where the grapes ripen a little more and it also has slightly more new French oak.

Deep ruby with a dark brick red hue. Concentrated ripe blackcurrants with cedary and smokey oak notes. Complex and interesting. Rich vibrant sweet blackcurrants combine with soft substantial tannins to give great flavour impact and persistence.

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94 points
Stern, bold, warm and tight. A blockbuster with its fanfare tucked in. Toast, mint, blackberry, dark chocolate and malt flavours roar through the mid-palate before pulling tight on the finish. Super-ripe and brandied with it but floral and lifted at the same time. Intensity of flavour is certainly not in question here; it’s rock solid. It’s a brutish wine, stacked, built to last, intense.

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2018 Christo's Paddock Grand Vin Cabernet Sauvignon

$92.00

Technical Details

Vineyard:

Langhorne Creek

Year Planted: 1989

Elevation: 18m

Aspect: South facing

Orientation: North/South

Geology: Well drained, thick brown loamy sand over a red and brown sandy clay loam, calcareous at depth.

Rainfall: 150.2 mm

Mean Jan Temp: 29.4°C

Above average temperatures and
minimal rain assured no disease pressure. Harvest was early and
wines are fruit focused with excellent tannins and long flavour length.

Harvested: 13/03/18

Yield: 0.74 tonnes

Baume: 15.7

Acid: 4.1

pH: 3.99

Barrel Aged: 18 months

Oak: 50% new French

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.