Magarey Lane Glenroy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Key characteristics:

Magarey Lane Glenroy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon is a distinguished Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, hailing from Coonawarra’s renowned Terra Rossa soil. This wine is crafted from mature, largely unirrigated vines planted in 1989, yielding wonderfully ripe and concentrated fruit that expresses the unique terroir of its origin. It embodies a muscular yet vibrant character, showcasing remarkable depth and a promise of graceful evolution.

Tasting Notes:

• Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Appearance: Dark purple in colour.
• Aroma: This fruit-driven wine offers rich notes of blackcurrant, plum, and morello cherry.
• Taste: Touches of oak, chocolate, and vanilla bean complete the rich, round palate. It is a muscular wine with good layers of spice and a nice dry finish to the tannins, still retaining plenty of youth and vibrancy in its tightly coiled package.
• Region: Coonawarra, Australia. This region is famous for its unique “terra rossa” soil – a vivid red, iron-rich loam over limestone – and a cool maritime climate, which together create ideal conditions for producing Cabernet Sauvignon with intense colour, robust structure, and concentrated varietal flavours.
• Pairing: A good old scotch fillet in peppercorn sauce would be a treat alongside it.

Overall impression:

This Cabernet Sauvignon is an impressively composed and styled wine, offering terrific weight and depth with a refined texture. It promises a wonderfully flavoursome and hugely appealing experience, reflecting the best of Coonawarra’s potential for age-worthy reds.

Extra notes:

• The Magarey Lane vineyard, planted in 1989, has supplied high-quality grapes to many famous brands, including Reschke, for decades.
• The wine undergoes maturation for 18 months in a mixture of new and old French oak barrels, with careful individual barrel selection prior to bottling.