Scottsburn Coonawarra Penley Estate, 2016

Scottsburn 2016 is a full-bodied wine, deep in colour with cherry menthol aromas. It is soft and smooth with red cherry acidity, concentrated dark chocolate and spice flavours with some chewiness on the finish. Not yet at its optimum, it will continue to mature. The wine was matured in French and American oak for 20 months with 30% new. It was produced from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Shiraz. 2016 was a drier than average growing season, requiring careful management of irrigation to ensure full ripeness without raisining of the grapes.