Penley Estate 'Helios' Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Penley Estate 'Helios' Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
- TASTING NOTE: "A lovely vintage, excellent fruit, wild fermentation, some extended maceration but time not specified, aged 18 months in French barrels, 40% new. Despite the hefty 1.6kg bottle, this wine is anything but weighty. An excellent dark garnet hue, it's resplendent with pure cabernet aromas and flavours. A latent power and beauty at the same time, with exceptional tannins, long and finely chiselled." - 97 points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
- ABOUT THE WINE: Helios is made from Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estate's Block 5 (75%) and Block 19 (25%) vineyards; small batch fermented in 2 tons open top fermenters with natural yeasts. Some parcels are kept on skins for extended maceration. Matured in 40% new, 40% second fill and 20% third fill French oak for 18 months.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Penley Estate's wine-making history dates back to 1844, but it really began with a red sports car in 1945. It was a collision of hearts and minds, a collision that had been 100 years in the making – refined and distilled from two pioneering winemaking families. When Reginald Lester Tolley rolled up to a function in his red sports car, Judith Anne Penfold Hyland was suitably impressed by the car and rather taken by the man behind the wheel. Sparks flew, romance blossomed and Penley was conceived (as a business name) in 1947 after Reginald and Judith married. However, it wasn’t until 1988 that the Penley name came to life, that it finally bore fruit, so to speak. That’s when they (the children of Reginald and Judith) decided to create their own wines – put their own label on tradition.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Coonawarra, South Australia
- VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Kate Goodman
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Sulphites
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.5%
- SIZE: 750ml