Alpha Crucis 'Titan' Cabernet Sauvignon | McLaren Vale
A rich and concentrated Cabernet. This is a complex wine with wonderful dark berry fruits combining with spice and dark chocolate. Layers of dark berry fruit coat the palate. Rich and concentrated, with a beautiful mouth coating texture. Flavors of blackcurrant, bitter dark chocolate, with an earthy undertone.
About Alpha Crucis
A family owned, organic practicing wine company dedicated to making small batch, hand crafted wines of distinction.
The Harvey family grape growing heritage goes back six generations and they have six vineyards spread across the McLaren Vale wine region. The vineyard was first planted in 1897 and these century old vines still bear fruit today. It is the Harvey family commitment to make wines that reveal the unique place that is McLaren Vale, and that show their efforts from the vineyard to the bottle. Wines are only released in years that pass muster of quality and varietal integrity.
Production note
Selected from two organic vineyards within McLaren Vale, with mature vines between 25-45 years of age. Parcels were fermented separately in open fermenters before being gently pressed and matured in a combination of large and small French oak barrels. The wine rests for up to fifteen months in oak before blending. Unfined, unfiltered.
