Pertaringa UNDERSTUDY Cabernet Petit Verdot McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by Pertaringa Wines McLaren Vale SA (12 x 75 cl)
This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot displaying a fruit forward style, with a fresh, juicy palate showing a touch of cassis and menthol, finishing with balanced ripe tannins. Ashbury Grove range is made by Kingston Estate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. Kingston Estate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today Kingston Estate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where Kingston Estate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. Using both rotary and static fermenters, both varieties have been kept separate up until the final stage of blending. The use of controlled temperatures during fermentation and selected yeast strains has ensured maximum flavours are retained and tannin extraction is kept to a minimum..
Appearance: Inky purple in colour Bouquet: The nose exhibits cloves / spice with hints of violets and vanillin oak. Palate: The palate is balanced with rich spice / cloves fruit, firm integrated tannins and sweet vanillin oak. This is a full bodied style with lashings of fruit flavour. (12 x 75 cl)
Kingston Estate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Echelon showcases the limited release varietal wines from South Australia, considered by Kingston's winemaker as the pinnacle of each vintage. Only parcels displaying exceptional fruit vibrancy and intensity of flavour make the final selection. Sourced from various South Australian premium regions, the wines are assessed not only for their youthful qualities, but an ability to develop their full potential with further bottle maturation. The Petit Verdot grapes were sourced predominantly from South Australia 's Riverland with a small portion included from the Clare Valley and Langhorne Creek. Petit Verdot is particularly well suited to the Riverland 's warm climate where it ripens fully each year, yet retains lean tannins and good natural acidity. Once harvested only the light pressings were combined with the free run juice to produce this wine. The wines were left to settle for 7-14 days and then 75% was racked to new ,one year old and older American and French oak barrels for 12 months maturation. This is a bright red/purple coloured wine with good depth, while the bouquet is complex with subtle vanillin and spicy oak Characters. Opulent and lingering with intense blueberry and violets layered with spicy oak characters over a silky tannin backbone. It is a seductive wine offering intense sweet berry primary fruit flavours layered with complexity gained from time in oak. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl)
A fruit-driven, medium-bodied red mainly using the Rhone varieties. Grenache, Mataro and Cinsault: Smart modern label and stylish packaging (12 x 75 cl)