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[SOLD-OUT] d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2010


Campbell Mattinson 92 Points!

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Campbell Mattinson 92 Points!
'Good weight and impact. Tannin builds attractively given time to breathe. Blackberry more than blackcurrant but with a licoricey sweetness to its core. Savouriness though pulls keenly over the top. Earth, spice, cloves, gum leaf. Benefits amply from time in the decanter. Left me a bit cold at first but swung me in its favour as it opened up.'
The Wine Front, August 2014

Farming   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  


Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- McLaren Vale
Variety:
Wine Red - Cabernet
Size:
750mL

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$70.00

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d'Arenberg Coppermine Road

This is another one of d’Arenberg’s wines named after the road which runs down by the side of that particular vineyard. We source from this vineyard a good proportion of our best Cabernet, which goes into this classic McLaren Vale red. Over the past 50 years, d’Arenberg has released its High Trellis Cabernet to consistent acclaim. In the 1990’s we vinified a separately a parcel of Cabernet from the best fruit from the Coppermine Road vineyard and the rest of the Osborn vineyards. The best parcels of wine that make up the Coppermine Road Cabernet mostly come from a rare and nearly extinct extremely low-yielding clone which is characterized by its violet and anise perfume, concentration and great acidity. The Coppermine Road is vinified, as are all d’Arenberg reds, through the gentle Demoisy crusher, then headed down open fermentation, followed by basket pressing by the ‘Coq’ and ‘Bromley and Tregoning’ 19th century presses into predominantly new and first use French oak barriques for 22 months maturation before blending and bottling at d’Arenberg. We use the age-old process of foot –treading, which means the cap of skins on the fermenting juice are broken down by (wader-clad) feet to ensure the maximum flavour and colour from the skins is extracted. The Coppermine Road Cabernet will most definitely benefit from a good stay in the bottle, and may very well throw a harmless deposit as fining and filtration have been kept to a minimum.

 

 

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