Reillys Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Clare Valley (Watervale)

Cellar Best Drinking: Now –2018

Winemaker: Justin Ardill

Aroma and Palate This classic Cabernet Sauvignon is full bodied and bursting with blackcurrant. Eighteen months in oak reveal sweet vanilla on the nose with the oak perfectly complementing the dark berry flavours. Fine, sandy tannins complete this well structured wine.

Vintage 2010

Wine Analysis
Cropping: 2T/acre
Yeast: AWRI 796
Fermentation: Open 10 days
Maturation: French Oak – 18mths
Acidity: 6.15 g/L
pH: 3.66
Residual Sugar: 3.2 g/L
Alcohol: 14.5%

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

“Has retained deep colour; a full-bodied cabernet with blackcurrant fruit to the fore, the earthy tannins and oak (from 18 months in barrel) entirely in balance. Great value.”
1/2, Winestate Magazine, Clare Valley and Surrounding Regions, July/August 2014.