2005 BinA Cabernet

Vibrant, deep red colour with purple hues. Ripe, dark
fruit/blueberry aromas, eucalypt mint and a hint of
violets reflect distinctive Langhorne Creek regional
characteristics.

Well structured, opulent blueberry and blackcurrant
characters on the palate, balanced French oak flavours
well integrated with juicy, tight tannins that ensure
excellent length of flavour and elegance. This c
ompelling Cabernet Sauvignon will improve further
over the next 10 years.


Vineyard: Metala Vineyards, Langhorne Creek, SA
Variety: Cabernet 90% Malbec 10%
Harvest date: 11 March - 20April 2002
Bottling date: 11th October 2007
Sourced from: 100% single estate, 7 individual plantings
Baumé at harvest: 13.5 - 15.0
Alcohol: 14.5%/v
Titratable acidity: 6.6g/l
pH: 3.69
Oak Maturation: 18-24 months in 50% new oak,
50% in 1-2 year old French barriques.
Release date: 1 July 2008– Currently Available
Closure: Screw Cap
 
"The wine contains 10 percent Malbec and I’m sure is the better for it. It’s in a style of its own and rather a good one. It’s full on for a cabernet but plenty going on as it travels across the palate; it has depth as well as length plus the odd off-shoot - harder to explain but good to taste."
94 POINTS
Tony Keys, The Keys Report, May 2009

“This exceedingly limited release is the first of its kind from BIA and it represents nothing less than the most remarkable wine to ever emerge from this estate. Leafy blackcurrant fruit, suggestions of mint and spice, perfectly measured oak, beautifully textured tannins and excellent length- it’s got it all, and all it needs is more time.”
94 Points         
Tyson Stelzer WBM Top 100, June 2008

This is the sort of wine you could safely plonk on most dinner tables around the country and have it elicit more than a few “Oooh that’s nice wine” or “Bloody lovely” types of comment.. And so it should deliver too, because it’s not exactly cheap. Lashings of rich dark chocolate, dark fruit and mint backed with meaty toasty oak - there’s a little pepper in there too I think. Plump and full bodied with grainy (yet smooth) tannins, excellent density and length with a toasty choc-licorice aftertaste. High yum factor.
92 Points        
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, Feb 2009

 
 
 
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