Bilton Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - 88 pts Wine Spectator Issue May 15, 2007
Very solid, with winey currant and blackberry fruit

Tasting Notes

Black olives, earthy and leather characters on nose with cloves and cinnamon – spice aromas. Strong cigar box and tobacco leaf flavours, tomato leaf and truffles. Masculine complex tannins on the palate with a long lingering after taste Color – ruby-red Nose – Aromatic --- tobacco leaf, truffle, cigar box and spicy Taste – Complex, masculine and intense body, balanced tannins with a long lingering aftertaste

Food Accompaniments

To be enjoyed with roasted beef or game and venison dishes

Awards, Reviews and other Notes

4 Stars - John Platter Wine Guide 2007
Built on sleeky powerful lines, rich cassis, plum fruit reined in by fine, beautifully judged tannins: a class act.

89 pts - Stephen Tanzer International Wine Cellar
Bright ruby-red. Aromas of plum, spicecake, leather and truffle show an almost candied ripeness. Very ripe, juicy and penetrating, with intense flavors of dark berries and spice nicely supported by oak. Deeper and more generous than the shiraz and merlot bottlings. Finishes firmly tannic, bright and long.

88 pts Wine Spectator Issue May 15, 2007
Very solid, with winey currant and blackberry fruit backed by notes of grilled herb, briar, tobacco and mineral. The finish is juicy.

Winemaker Notes

Crushed and de-stemmed. Pre-soaked for 2 days before selected yeast inoculated with controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation pressed with free-run and press juice together . Assessed, blended and matured in French, American and Hungarian oak (300 Litre Barrels) Egg white fining followed by soft filtration and bottling. Bottle maturation from 12 – 18 months.

Chemical Analysis

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Alcohol:14.75%
pH:3.70
Total Acid:5.85
Residual Sugar2.43
Free/Total Sulfur:28

$26.99

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Cabernet Sauvignon