Balgownie Estate Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Balgownie Estate Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Balgownie Estate was established by the now legendary winemaker Stuart Anderson in 1969. At the time, it was the first vineyard planted in the Bendigo district in more than 80 years. The 33 hectare vineyard is situated on a gentle slope overlooking Myer's Creek at Maiden Gully. This superb site of alluvial soil has major plantings of cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. Cabernet sauvignon was always, and still is, the flagship grape at Balgownie. "This is a

It spent 5 years on tirage

The wine is made with minimal intervention with no added tannins or finings

and the Wilyabrup district

and I believe we have managed well over the years to increase fruit weight

Compare the first Patricia cabernet release from the vintage 2000 to the latest offering from 2008

wild yeast ferments and low intervention winemaking

During the mid-1990s Michael also worked with John Wade over parts of three vintages when John was establishing Howard Park Winery

ripeness and intensity of flavour

at its best

"  Jeremy Oliver - 94 points

Needs time for the acidity to settle (and I wish there was less of it) but

with a fine dusting of emery tannin