Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Cabernet Merlot 2020
95 POINT RATED HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
- 95 Point Rated Jeni Port Halliday Wine Companion
- 90 Point Rated Gary Walsh The Wine Front
- Highly Rated Stuart Knox The Real Review
- 5 Red Star Rated Winery James Halliday Wine Companion
Vintage: | 2020 |
Source/Region: | Grampians, Victoria |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Merlot |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to 2033 |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 13.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.00 |
Rating: | 95 |
Deep crimson with purple hues. An engaging nose with fragrant florals, blackberry fruits and cassis, spice undertones. Bright blackberry, blackcurrant and cassis from the Cabernet Sauvignon are complimented by juicy plum fruits and black cherry notes from the Merlot. This classic Bordeaux blend displays perfumed florals, cedar and spiced dark chocolate. Fine, silky tannins with a backbone of acidity creates a powerful wine full of body and finesse.
The 2020 Cliff Edge Cabernet Merlot is sourced from a selection of blocks across the historic Mount Langi Ghiran vineyard situated in the Grampians region of Victoria. The combination of Langi’s cool climates, old vines and granite soils produces wines with great intensity, purity and finesse. Fermentation method: Small open top fermenters. 100% whole berry. A mixture of plunging and pump-overs were used during fermentation. An average of 2-3 weeks total time on skins. Natural yeasts were used and once ferment was complete the wines were pressed to tank to settle overnight and then transferred to barrels to complete MLF. 18-month barrel maturation in French barriques, 30% new.
95 Point Rated - Jeni Port Halliday Wine Companion
Whole berries, wild fermented in small open-top fermenters, left 2-3 weeks on skins, matured 18 months in French barriques (30% new). A wine guaranteed to make you smile, highlighting the beauty of Grampians cabernet with a little help from some friendly merlot. Deeply coloured and concentrated in the glass, it launches into a beautifully balanced display of plum, mulberry and cassis, all ripe and warmly spiced with a hint of leafiness. Nicely measured tannins to the finish.
90 Point Rated - Gary Walsh The Wine Front
A 50/50 blend.Blackberry, plum, mint/aniseed, some tobacco, some cocoa and spice oak in tow, almost a little lemon zest and rosemary here too. It’s medium-bodied, slightly jubey red fruits, a bit of a sappy tang to acidity, dusty tannin, some citrus zest on a finish of decent length. It’s maybe a little zesty, but a nice wine all up.
Highly Rated - Stuart Knox The Real Review
Medium ruby red with a hint of brick red at the rim. Blackberry, mocha and sawdust aromas. Medium in weight with ripe dark cherry fruit, cola spices and some poached plum notes. Good length, the tannins offering focus and grip, but the flow lacks a little vitality and life to the finish.
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