Henschke Cyril Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 |
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Very deep crimson in colour. Exhibiting sweet, lifted, spicy aromas of cassis and violets; complex with hints of cedar and tar. The palate is lush, fleshy and layered with sweet fruit; concentrated and complex with good length. Grape variety consists of 91% cabernet sauvignon and 9% merlot grown in the Henschke Eden Valley estate vineyard. Matured in 100% new French hogsheads for 18 monthsnprior to blending and bottling. Vintage 2005 was early, warm quick fantastic quality with good yeilds - and exhausting. Above avergage winter rains led into a beautiful spring, with some early November frosts but good flowering weather in late November and earlt December. Summer was wet and wild, with amazing roller-coaster of weekly thunderstorms that helped maintain good subsoil moisture. Rains in January were followed by a dry February. and the dry weather comtinued right through the autum. Warmer than usual autumnnal weather caused an early, compact harvest of above average yields. The late Indian summer lasted into May, well after all the fruit was harvested, at matureity figures, flavour and colour not seen before the 2002 vintage. The quality of the 2005 vintage is sure to be ranked as one of the best on record, after 2002, with all varities showing strongly. Once again the signature varieties for Eden Valley. |
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