Conquest Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Deep brick red hues. The palate has upfront fruit with plum and black currant being the dominant characters. There’s a hint of mint, toasty tannins and a lingering oak finish. Vintage Coonawarra Cab with cherries, plum and black currant.

Winemaking

Select parcels of fruit were sourced from the iconic terra rossa soils of Coonawarra for this wine. We picked the fruit at optimum ripeness in the cool of the night in order to retain the fruits natural acidity and of course the regional flavours and aromatics that the Coonawarra is world famous for. The wine was transferred to the winery where it was hand reared with extended time on skins. Hand plunging, cool preferment maceration and the use of select yeast, coupled with long post ferment maceration on skins followed the traditional techniques more often used in French winemaking. The wine was aged in new and old oak then select barrels were chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.

Cellaring

Drinking magnificently now, but will reward cellaring mid term, developing more complexity.

Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon
Region Coonawarra
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris

Awards

93 Point Rated & Gold Medal Winner - Wine Showcase Magazine

91 Point Rated & 4.5 Stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Varietally expressive and inviting, the bouquet shows blackcurrant, hazelnut, clove and dried herb aromas, followed by a beautifully weighted palate offering silky texture and fine-grained tannins. Well rounded and harmonious, making it fabulously drinkable. At its best: now to 2030."