2010 Craggy Range Sophia Gimblett Gravels

A blend of 63% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot that has been matured for 18 months in 44% new French oak barriques. Totally opaque inky black dark purple colour with deep dark purple hue. Refined scents of blackcurrant, mulberry, tobacco infused cedar and a touch of spice. All finesse and refinement the palate is elegantly constructed displaying flavours of blackcurrant, tobacco leaf, cigar box, cedar like characters and spice. Dryish finish with fine grained tannins. Medium to long blackcurrant, cedary tobacco and spice aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc 13.5%

Other Reviews….
A blend of 63 % merlot, 27% cabernet sauvignon, 8% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot, destemmed, inoculated and fermented in closed tanks, it’s matured for 18 months in 44% new French oak barriques, fined and filtered. Bright and crystal clear; nuances of spice and toasted cedary oak float around the blackcurrant/cassis fruit of the bouquet and palate, the latter an elegant and perfectly tensioned exercise in freshness and ripeness.
95 points
James Halliday – The Weekend Australian