2016 The Colonial Estate In Exile

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  10/11/2019 - Eric gene Noack Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A medium bodied wine
  The first thing I noticed was the weight of the bottle.......it's heavy
  
  Pepper cigar box/western red cedar nose
  
  Medium tannin/acid
  Medium fruit that lightens off as it passes the tongue leaving a dry clean finish
  
  A very well made wine of quality beating many more expensive wines in International tastings
  
  Will live for quite a while
  
  The Winemaking
  
  Sourced from a small block in the Seppeltsfield region of the Barossa Valley. The vines that make up Exile were pruned severely and as a result of this along with minimal water they produced extremely small yields. Exile grapes were all hand picked and the grapes were selected in individual batches by the winemaker. The grapes were harvested then transported to the winery where they were de-stemmed and crushed individually to small static fermenters. Fermentation was brought on by the use of selected yeast strains and the temperatures peaked at 28 degrees before chilling back to 20 degrees for the completion of fermentation. The fermenters were pumped over 3 times daily to ensure the perfect amount of colour and tannin were extracted from the skins. A small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon was allowed to stay on skins for a week of additional maceration after the ferments were complete. The batches were then pressed into new French barrels where they underwent malolactic fermentation and are then aged for 18 months before final barrel selection, blending and bottled with minimal filtration.
  
  CWSA 2019 - DOUBLE GOLD
  2016 Vintage Wine Showcase Magazine - GOLD Medal
  2016 Vintage Wine Showcase Magazine - 95 POINTS
  
  August 2020
  
  Still drinking well
  
  A little alcohol pushing through on the nose.
  
  The approach is still soft
  
  Some grip on the tongue towards the front.
  
  Still has a few years left in it's legs.

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