2020 St Ignatius Cabernet Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc

The aroma opens with a deep floral scented mulberry and blueberry fruits. Multi layered with notes of bark spices, lavender, rosehip and cocoa butter. The palate is medium bodied, fine but very complete, textured and silky smooth. A wine of beautiful balance and poise.

St Ignatius Premium  Cabernet Blend  Winemaker  Will Shields  Region  Clare Valley  The aroma opens with a deep floral scented mulberry and blueberry fruits. Multi layered with notes of bark  spices, lavender, rosehip and cocoa butter. The palate is medium bodied, fine but very complete, textured  and silky smooth. A wine of beautiful balance and poise.  Background Story  His army career was cut short by a ricocheting  cannonball and while his shattered leg was on the  mend, Ignatius developed a lifelong love of learning.

His devotion to education is embedded into  the psyche of the Jesuit Order today and a key  reason they built a centre of learning along with  the very first winery in the Clare Valley.  Vintage  A second year of very low winter rainfall com bined with freakishly fluctuating October  temperatures resulting in historically low yields  across all varieties. Thankfully, the conditions  during ripening were temperate which meant  that the vines slowly ripen the small crop. This  slow ripening was a blessing for flavour and tannin

development and allowed picking decisions to  be made with increased consideration.  Winemaking  The 2020 St Ignatius Cabernet Blend is the  pinnacle cabernet-based wine produced from the  old vines at Sevenhill. This release is made up of  72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9%  Malbec and 9% Cabernet Franc.  The varieties  were fermented separately in Open Slate vats  and basket pressed after 10 to 15 days on skins.  Blending occurred in October 2019 and the wine  was returned to 30% New French oak hogsheads  for further barrel maturation. Bottled February,  2021.  Vintage: 2020  Alcohol: 14.0%  Standard drinks: 8.3  Acidity: 7.2g/L