GIRT BY SEA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT
Cabernet but not as you know it, crafted in an approachable, juicy, early-drinking style from our coastal vines. The 2018 vintage was a standout, the perfect Friday night pizza wine.
Vintage | 2018
Awards
93 POINTS | James Halliday
90 POINTS | James Suckling
TASTING NOTES
This Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot offers lifted dark berry fruit aromas combine with hints of spice and bay leaf, flowing through to some dusty cedar notes. The wine features a smooth, juicy palate driven by complex layers of red and dark berry fruits.
Rich, smooth, generous, soft fine tannins, integrated
Red and dark berries, cocoa, violets and bayleaf
RECOMENDED FOOD AND BBQ PAIRINGS
Home made Pizza
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
PRODUCT DETAILS
Vintage | 2018
Grape Variety | 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot
Alc/Vol | 14.5%
Wine Maker | Steve James
Serving Tempreture | 12-18C
Cellering | 7 years
VIneyard | Excellent budburst was followed by a beautifully warm November
with great flowering and fruit set. Summer was quite mild with just a few hot days in December then cool, dry conditions. The warmer March weather saw the reds ripen beautifully and they were harvested under clear, sunny skies with ripe,
concentrated flavours and excellent fine-grained powdery tannins.
FIRST YOU SMELL,
THEN TASTE
a wine that shows McLaren Vale doesn't have the field all on its own. It has the range of flavours that are typical, and superfine, but persistent and slightly savoury, tannins"
James Halliday
01 August 2020