2021 Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon

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The 2021 Eden Hall Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from selected rows in Block 3, pruned to two arch canes. The wine spent 18 months in French oak (40% new). It is crimson red in colour with a savoury nose of white pepper and bay leaf followed by vanilla. Thee palate renders a beautiful balance of black fruits with subtle herbaceous elements,finnishing with silky tannins. A seamless Cabernet that can be enjoyed now and cellared beyond 2032.

Vintage Report

Winter rainfall following the 2020 vintage was near average for the first time in three years so that soils filled to saturation point, but the spaced-out nature of the rainfall and drier than average July meant there was minimal run off for our dam. An anxious period followed with dry conditions for the third year running, hand in hand with frequent, moderate frosts in October and November. Despite frosts and wind, fruit set was good and the trajectory was for a much greater yield than prior vintages. Accordingly adjustments were made in the vineyard with shoot and bunch thinning in some blocks to ensure quality.

Summer was dry, but cool. Thankfully there were timely rainfall events during the growing season and importantly a crucial rain of 21mm at the start of veraison on 7 February providing enough moisture for the vines to adequately ripen their fruit through to an extended harvest that started on 13th March with Riesling and finished with Cabernet and Shiraz on 30th April. In summary the 2021 vintage shows great quality and a very welcome return to worthwhile yields across all varieties that will translate to excellent wines on the table and in the cellar. 2021, one to remember!

Technical Notes

Region: Eden Valley, Barossa South Australia

Harvested: 19 April 2021

Bottled: 27 March 2023

Alcohol: 14.5%

Residual Sugar: 0.1 g/l

pH: 3.6

Total production: 8,382 bottles