Vintage
2019
ABV
14%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Most Aussies love a good Cab Sav. This medium bodied, savoury drop is a beauty. Deep ruby red in colour, like a big bowl of cherries at an Aussie Christmas picnic. The aroma, however, is very berry. It floats out of the glass with hints of white pepper and green olive. Take a sip and it’s as if you’re sitting around the campfire out in the outback. It has toasted flavours of black cherry and green olive with a little bit of spice that will stay with you like a loyal blue heeler after a hard day’s work herding cattle.
Perfect as a winter warmer with rosemary braised lamb shanks or try it with a tasty plate of baked figs, prosciutto and blue cheese.
Accolades
China Wine and Spirits Awards 2020 Gold Medal, Riverland Wine Show 2019 Bronze
Winemaker
Gary Compton (Senior Winemaker Reds)
Winemaker's Bio
Gary Compton is a “local” having grown up in Red Cliffs in the Sunraysia region only 10 kilometres from Irymple and Qualia Wines where he is the Senior Winemaker – Operations. His first wine industry experience was in 1985 as Winemaker’s Assistant at Deakin Estate in Sunraysia. Whilst at Deakin Estate, Gary completed a Wine Science Degree at Charles Sturt University and gained his Winery Cellar Procedures Certificate. In 1996 Gary moved to South Australia’s Riverland and during his eight vintages at Kingston Estate, he was appointed Senior Red Winemaker. The quality of the wines made from the Petit Verdot in these inland regions were awarded gold medals at national wine shows but Gary is particularly proud of the two trophies won at the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge.
Despite this success Gary returned to Mildura as Senior Winemaker with Evans and Tate followed by a contract winemaking position at Constellation’s Stanley winery. Gary brings a wealth of inland winemaking experience to Qualia Wines.