Yalumba Menzies The Cigar

TASTING NOTES This wine is plum red in colour and medium to full depth in hue. Bright cherry, chocolate and musk fruit aromas are supported by savory cedar oak. The palate is vibrant with blueberries and curry leaf, balanced by choc-mint with the tannins having a mouth filling praline texture. Long and lingering the finish has the structure that Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon is famed for. DESCRIPTION Aging: Matured for 16 months in new French oak barriques (22%), one year old French oak barriques and hogsheads (31%), balance in older French oak. Cellaring: Enjoy now or cellar for seven to ten years. Food pairing: Barbecued lamb loin chops or chickpea, mushroom and pine nut burgers with a red onion & tomato salsa. INFORMATION DETAILS region: Coonawarra acidity: 6.1 g/l ph: 3.57 Alc/Vol: 13.5%