1994 Orlando St. Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

1994 was an outstanding year in Coonawarra. Mild to warm days throughout the growing season, coupled with a long dry autumn ensured the grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness.St Hugo is sourced from a number of premium Coonawarra vineyards each with different characters to contribute to the final blend and add complexity. The wines were matured in a combination of new and one year old French oak casks for eighteen months. Only those blends of superior quality were selected for the final blend. The wine then received a further eighteen months bottle maturation before being released.Opaque brick red, ruby colour. Outstanding nose, almost perfumed with aromas of blackcurrants, cedar, violets and spice. The palate is mouthfilling, with concentrated fruit flavours and excellent length. Liquorice, cedar, chocolate and spice are beautifully integrated with ripe blackcurrant flavours. Perfect balance, fine grained tannins and very long blackberry, cedar spice aftertaste. Cellar 5-8 years. 13.5% Alcohol Volume.