2022 Single Barrel BSB “The Sebastian”

Blend: 1/3 Cabernet Sauvignon, 1/3 Merlot, 1/3 Cabernet Franc This wine, named The Sebastian after our son and representing our first Bordeaux style blend, was produced from fruit picked on 30 March 2022. The Merlot and Cabernet Franc were co-fermented in open-top fermenters, inoculated with different yeast strains including wild yeast for complexity. After 20 days on skins, the co-ferment was pressed off directly into a French oak barrique. The Cabernet Sauvignon was fermented and aged separately before being blended in prior to bottling. The final wine was bottled via gravity on 18th July 2023.

Situated at 150m above sea level, planted in the early 1980s. Similar to the Homeblock, the Melba block vines are all cared for by hand, 100% cane pruned to ensure best quality fruit is grown and hand harvested.

Melba Block

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