2022 Flametree Cabernet Sauvignon

Citrus oil, floral notes, dried pear, and grapefruit aromas are well supported by subtle French oak. The palate is textured yet fine, finishing dry and savoury, this is a direct result of wild ferments with turbid juices. Drink as a young wine or cellar in the medium term. Perfectly paired with crunchy seafood.

All fruit parcels spent a few days soaking on skins before commencing wild ferment in open top fermenters with strategic plunging and pump-overs for  balanced tannin extraction. The individual batches were fermented around 22-26 degrees, pressed and then transferred into new and used French oak barrels for maturation. 28% was new French oak barrels, the remainder being 2-4 year barrels. The wine was then blended, lightly fined and bottled.