Penfolds Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

The tradition of innovation and experimentation is central to the Penfolds winemaking philosophy and is perpetuated in the form of Penfolds Cellar Reserve wines. These sometimes one-off releases emerge periodically when experimental wines, which have been nurtured carefully in the winery cellars, are deemed appropriate for public release.



The wines do not necessarily fit into any particular genre and provide winemakers with the freedom to strive for new styles and definitions of excellence in their expression. This wine is 100% Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, matured

in 100% French oak, completing fermentation in the barrel.



COLOUR Deep, deep red.



NOSE Dark and brooding, alluring perfumed aromatics develop, replete with a bruleed, almost hotbuttered corn aftertaste. The nose shows concentrated cassis aromas - a blackberry and blueberry compote of Cabernet fruits with barely perceptible oak.



PALATE Notes of olive, aniseed and dark chocolate and barrel nuances abound with notes of vanilla stick and a cedary background of smoky, French oak tones. The flavours are captivating and distinctive, in the dark-to-black flavour spectrum with the tannins firm and chewy, verging on succulent.



VINEYARD REGION Barossa Valley



GRAPE VARIETY Cabernet Sauvignon



MATURATION This wine was matured for 14 months in 100% new French oak hogsheads.



WINE ANALYSIS

• 
  Alc/Vol: 13.90%


• 
  Acidity: 6.70g/L


• 
  pH: 3.56

FOOD MATCHES Ideal with a lamb backstrap, simply seasoned with black pepper,