The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon

Wonderful with a chargrilled rib eye on the bone or porcini mushroom, thyme and quinoa risotto.

Established in 1849 Yalumba is Australia’s most historic family owned wine company. It remains fiercely independent and extremely progressive through the generational ownership by the Hill-Smith family. Yalumba’s longevity and success is a result of patience collaboration and progressive thinking. There is foresight to embrace the natural terroir to craft wines with individual character and a sense of purpose a spirit to reinvest in the land upon which it operates and knowledge to behave as a leader in the industry. It is committed to sharing stories of provenance gathered over more than 168 years of history of family winemaking.

The growing season leading into the 2017 vintage was one of the wettest on record, setting up the vines well with high soil moisture levels. These conditions were capped off by a cooler than average spring and early summer, which gave the vines a slow, steady growing season. Temperatures returned to average coming into veraison. A long, cool ripening period delayed picking by two to four weeks, but patience was rewarded with the final wines showing lovely flavours and tannins.

Matured for 18 months in 34% new French hogsheads and barriques, balance in 1 year and older French and Hungarian hogsheads and barriques.