2010 The Redman Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz

The Redman represents the finest fruit grown on the Redman family’s 40-year-old vineyards in the heart of Coonawarra. Each year we earmark the very best parcels of wine to blend together to produce just eight hogsheads (2400L) of this flagship wine.
The colour, the brightness of flavour and the fruit bely its age, although there are certainly tertiary flavours within. Lovely cedar box and baking spices, ironstone and warm bitumen. The tannins are perfectly poised, with excellent acidity, and the finish long and pure.

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Viticulture

The growing season began with average temperatures and rainfall in winter and spring. Weather conditions for flowering were ideal and 100% fruit set was achieved. Summer was cool and dry with harvest commencing two weeks later than normal. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes for this wine were harvested on the 5th May. The yields were above average with excellent fruit quality.

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Vinification

“The Redman” represents the finest fruit grown on the Redman family’s 40 year vineyards in the heart of Coonawarra. Each year we earmark the very best parcels of wine to blend together to produce just 8 hogsheads (2,400 litres) of this flagship wine. The grapes were picked and fermented in static stainless and open concrete fermenters for seven days then half the wine was run off skins and transferred to new French oak hogsheads.