Over the Line Premium Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
About the wine
Glorious aged Coonawarra Cabernet
Regular grape tasting in the vineyard helps Peter & Jack pick the exact point to harvest when the greener herbal notes, the red and black fruits and tannins are in balance.
The beautiful colour and flavour shows off the best grapes across the vineyards that went into this drop. And Peter’s decades of experience as a winemaker are evident in the final delicious result - a classic aged Coonawarra Cabernet.
An important element of this wine is the use of oak hogsheads (many of which were brand new) for up to 24 months. This gives the wine another facet of flavour and adds further richness.
Best before
The wine is made well and will age well. As jack's great old mate Wayne Stebhens (Katnook Estate winemaker for 36 years) would say, ''i always like to check how wines are going at 30 years of age'' If you can throw a few bottles under the stairs, i would, i reckon!
Serving advice
Opening the wine an hour or so before consuming or even decanting will heighten it and will be rewarded.
Just a little bit of air at this point can really help the wine bloom
Food match
It will match most foods that are grilled roasted or barbecued.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Australia
Coonawarra
Cabernet Sauvignon
Smooth Red
14.7% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Jack Burston & Peter Douglas
What Peter doesn’t know about Coonawarra isn’t worth knowing. His first winemaking job was at the iconic Wynns winery in the 1980s, where he quickly climbed the ladder to become Senior Winemaker for both Wynns and the local Penfolds Lindemans wines. Global vintages followed before he headed back to his beloved Coonawarra as a consultant and contract winemaker.
Grape grower Jack’s biggest customers were corporations with big wine brands. Trouble was, they paid peanuts for his gorgeous grapes and then disappeared completely when the China Tariff Crisis hit.
Thanks to Naked backing, the two were able to get together. “Peter’s finally making the wines he really wants to, without others looking over his shoulder, and my grapes are living up to their full potential!” Jack told us. And you get their exclusive wine. Win, win!
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