Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Howard Park
Named for Walter Abercrombie, the much loved Great Grandfather and mentor of Jeff Burch, the owner of Howard Park Wines, this is Howard Park's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
All grapes selected for Abercrombie are handpicked, destemmed and sorted before fermentation in a mix of small static fermenters and open stainless steel vats. The grapes are hand-plunged and pumped over as required to balance the extraction of colour, tannin and flavour. Each fermenter is basket-pressed to French oak barriques for 18 months of maturation to achieve thorough integration of oak and grape tannins. The wine is minimally fined then filtered prior to bottling.
Tasting Notes
The current vintage shows in dark ruby red with purple hues and a translucent edge, all of which imply youth, intensityand promise. The bouquet is dense in dark berry fruits with hints of sweet, talcy and spicey French oak. Rich in classic Cabernet notes of sweet blackberry and blackcurrant, savoury dried herbs and softening cocoa and mocha, the palate’s opulence is shaped by a supple and fine tannin structure. This wine has a powerful presence, a sweet core and lasting flavours that with reveal and reward with time.
- Vineyard & Production Info
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- Vineyard name:
- Abercrombie Vineyard
- Vineyard size:
- 38 acres
- Soil composition:
- Gravel and Clay-Loam
- Training method:
- VSP Cane-pruned
- Elevation:
- 280 - 314 feet
- Vines/acre:
- 632
- Yield/acre:
- 1.2 - 2.0 tons
- Exposure:
- Northeastern
- Year vineyard planted:
- 1975
- Harvest time:
- March
- First vintage of this wine:
- 1991
- Bottles produced of this wine:
- 9,198
- Certifying organizations:
- Winemakers Federation of Australia's Entwine initiative
- Winemaking & Aging
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- Varietal composition:
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Fermentation container:
- Stainless steel tanks
- Length of alcoholic fermentation:
- 7 - 10 days
- Fermentation temperature:
- 68 - 82 °F
- Maceration technique:
- Punchdown and Pumpovers
- Length of maceration:
- 7 - 21 days
- Malolactic fermentation:
- Yes
- Type of aging container:
- Barriques and Barrels
- Size of aging container:
- 225L and 300L
- Age of aging container:
- 40% New, 60% Used
- Type of oak:
- French
- Length of aging before bottling:
- 18 months
- Length of bottle aging:
- 6 months
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