CORNIOLA WINES

BIN 518 2017

BIN 518 – 2017

$35.00

This limited release is made from low yield and hand picked fruit to produce a premium wine with intense colour, flavour, structure and regional characters.

Vineyard Region

Yarra Valley and Murray River

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Petit Verdot
Sangiovese

Vineyard Planted

1990, 2000 & 2002

Wine Analysis

Alc/Vol. 13%

Harvest Date

March 2017

Bottling date

July 2018

Total Production

4068 Bottles

Bottle Size

750 ml Standard

Winemaking

De-stemmed berry into open fermenting vats. Juice was inoculated with suitable yeast culture, the cap was hand plunged 3 times daily, with total maceration time of 12 days. The fermented wine was pressed into tanks to undergo malolactic fermentation.

Maturation

In 225 Litre new and one year old French Oak Barrels, for a period of 15 months. The four wines were then blended from the barrels and clarified prior to bottling.

Colour

Deep Maroon with a purple hue.

Aromas

Red cherry, strawberry to black pepper and liquorice. The Petit Verdot component adds intense dark fruit aromas of fresh blackberry, strawberry and black berry.

Palate

Supple and bright, sweet red plum, red berries and raspberry cream.

Peak Drinking

Until 2027

Released

March 2020