The Nimble King
Members Only Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
Like a big man completing a perfect pirouette our noble Black Sheep Cabernet is a confounding combination of both power and grace – a truly Nimble King
Winemaker's Notes
Not so long ago Block 3 at Black Sheep vineyard was anything but noble. Originally set up to a commercially pragmatic, but low quality producing, twin tier trellis it was also riddled with dead wood and non-producing vines as the effects of age crept in. The vineyard was a wreck but fortunately the foundations were solid. Our vineyard team took to it with chainsaws, reducing the vines to stumps. In time the stumps shot out fresh shoots, mostly, and we re-established the trellis with a focus on high quality. The work has proven worth it. Beautiful 54 year old vines in the perfect position to make terrific Blewitt Springs Cabernet.
Bouquet & Palate
Both coal and tea-smoke chuff along, loaded with pomegranate molasses, rhubarb, and raspberry coulis. Tobacco pouch. Floral arrangements framed and embedded into sorties of tannin. Textural flushes within blushes of flowers and fruit. Blacks back the blue, brambly and taut. A plush power that rumbles along the rails; these provided amply by a firm varietal texture.
Food Match
Mushroom-Quinoa Burgers with Rosemary Mayo, or fillet steak smothered in mushroom sauce.
Technical Details
- Type: Red
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region: South Australia
- Appellation: McLaren Vale
- Vintage: 2024
- Bottling Date: 18/11/2025
- Harvest Date: 12/03/2024
- Cellaring Recommendation: 2-8 Years
- Alcohol: 14.1
- pH: 3.45
- TA: 6.6
- RS: <1.0g/L
- Vegan Friendly: Yes