2023 Koerner 'The Clare' Cabernet Blend. Clare Valley-SA. 750ml
Scored 93 Points by Wine Business Magazine (Mike Bennie). Read the review
Varieties: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 8% Carignan & 7% Malbec
Vineyard: Vivian, Parish & Gullyview Vineyards
Planted: 1980 - 2000
Soil type: Red clay on limestone, 'Terra Rossa'
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Destemmed retaining ~ 50% whole berries, no whole bunch
Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: Slavonian oak foudre for 18 months, then racked to steel for 4 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 13.1%
pH: 3.59
TA: 5.7
SO2: 30F, 60T
Production: 1100 dozen
