Battle of Bosworth Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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  • Certified Organic
  • Vegan Suitable
  • Wild (Natural) Yeast Fermentation

 

Winery/Brand: Battle of Bosworth

 

The wine has a bright rich red colour, with a purple rim. On the nose, there are bright pretty blue fruits, with violets and red currants too. The wine has a fresh and even palate with red fruits and a hint of varietal mintiness. There are fine tannins and a very good length. Go old-school with food and wine matching, and have it with roast lamb.

James Halliday - 93 pts - 27 Jul 2015 - winecompanion.com.au
"Follows its own battle plan, pursuing elegance and finesse, not power and depth; its medium-bodied palate opens fluidly, with cassis fruit to the fore, the back-palate picking up the pace with faintly earthy, savoury tannins. Nice wine."

 

 

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2013 Vintage Notes Below

James Halliday Review - winecompanion.com.au

Follows its own battle plan, pursuing elegance and finesse, not power and depth; its medium-bodied palate opens fluidly, with cassis fruit to the fore, the back-palate picking up the pace with faintly earthy, savoury tannins. Nice wine.
Rating: 93
Drink By: 2028
Price: $25.00
Date Tasted: 23 Feb 2015
Alcohol: 14.5%
Published: 27 Jul 2015

Vintage 2013: We had good winter rains then warm summer conditions which brought about an early harvest. We had a few hot-cool-hot-cool periods which made it a little trickier to decide when to pick, but Joch reckons he got it right in the end.

Winemaking: We are pretty old-fashioned here at BoB, conservative even. This certainly holds true for most of our winemaking techniques. We use open fermenters to make our Cabernet, and after fermentation we mature the wine in a mixture of both old (approximately 70%) and new (30%) mainly bigger format French oak. We do blend a little bit of cordon-cut, vine dried Cabernet back to the final blend however, just before bottling. This adds intrigue and spice to the wine and makes us that little less conventional. We have done this every vintage since making our first Cabernet Sauvignon in 2001. So - old school winemaking, with a twist.

Technical Details

Vineyards Chanticleer and Edgehill and a little from Denton's
Picking Date 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th and 22nd March 2013
pH Level 3.6656
Total Acidity 6.98g/L
Alc/Vol 14.5%
Bottling Date 29th July 2014

The Specs

Wine TypeRed
RegionMcLaren Vale, SA
GrapesCabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2014
Alcohol %14.5
Certified OrganicYes
Vegan SuitableYes
ClosureScrewcap
Volume750mL
PackagingGlass Bottle