Vintage
2018
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Deep, dark purple red, the nose is very dense and plush with aromatics of cassis and blackberry and a touch of liquorice and fine integrated coffee from the oak.
The palate is dense and rich with great depth of cassis, blackberry fruit and fine grainy tannins. With age this wine will benefit from decanting.
Accolades
95 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2022
Winemaker's Bio
Peter Bissell joined Balnaves in 1995 to design and oversee construction of the winery and take over winemaking. In 2005 Pete was named the Qantas / Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year. In 2008 Balnaves was James Halliday's Winery of the Year. In 2015 Balnaves The Tally 2010 was poured at the New York Wine experience (the top 250 wineries in the world).
Pete is the lead author of the “Australian Winemaking” textbook Red Wine Chapter, along with Stephen Henschke, Fiona Donald, Corey Ryan and Nick Bulleid, published in 2013. 2018 will be Petes 30th vintage in Coonawarra and 38th vintage. Pete has judged at 37 Australian Wine Shows.
In 2018 Pete was named Australian Society of Viticulture & Oenology (ASVO) Winemaker of the Year. Pete retired in June and now consults at Balnaves on a casual basis.
