Rochford Estate Isabella’s Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard 2020

Tasting Notes: Scents of red cherries, roses, fresh leather, dried herbs (sage and thyme), cigar box and cassis. On the palate there’s a nice mix of red and dark fruits; red cherry, red plums. Notes of cacao with a mixture of various spices. The tannins show a plushness and allow for the lively fruits to flow long and linger nicely. It’s a sign of a bright future for this wine.
Winemaking Notes: Hand-picked on the 4th of April

Vinification & Elevage: Fruit parcels were fermented using both whole berry and crushed fruit. Fermented in large open top wooden vessels on skins for 18 days. Pressed to French oak barriques (30% new) for malolactic conversion, in oak for 10 months. 250 dozen produced.
Viticultural Notes: Cabernet Sauvignon clone: SA125

The fruit for this single vineyard wine comes from our Briarty Road vineyard in Gruyere.
2021 was a welcome return to ideal growing conditions here in the Yarra Valley. A prolonged, classical season allowed for brilliant definition of flavour across our range.