Vintage
2019
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
This generous cool climate Cabernet shows aromas of blackberry, herbs and cassis on the nose, with juicy blackberry flavours and fine tannins leading to a well-structured finish.
The fruit for this wine is grown in Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. This vineyard is slightly warmer and drier than our Western Branch Vineyard. This allows the fruit to fully ripen, resulting in a wine that is generous in fruit flavours with balanced tannins. The Merchant doesn't have the "green" characteristics that are sometimes associated with cool climate cabernet.
Winemaker
Natasha Mooney, Darren Golding (Viticulturist)
Winemaker's Bio
Natasha Mooney has been working alongside Darren and Lucy as their winemaker since 2015. They form a collaborative team with a shared vision of producing approachable and expressive wines from the Golding’s vineyard sites.
Natasha has extensive winemaking experience, having worked for wine producers of note both in Australia and overseas, and is recognised as one Australia’s most accomplished wine show judges.
“I like to focus on progressive, quality-based winemaking that is of the respectful of the fruit source and conscious of the market that the wines are being produced for. The end consumer and the palate that we are crafting wines for is always forefront in my mind and I like to work with Darren and Lucy to understand more about their wine philosophy to achieve what is required.” Natasha Mooney
