Crawford River Cabernets 2024
The Wine
93 points, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion “A medium, bright crimson purple. A lovely, fragrant cool-climate cabernet featuring aromas of sour cherry, blackberry and both dried roses and herbs. This is medium bodied, with good depth of fruit together with firm, chalky tannins that, while balanced, will need some time to ameliorate.”
91 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review “Rich ruby red colour with a full nose of cassis, clove and wood oil. Good weight and power, dark berry fruits balanced by floral lift and dark spice notes of clove and cardamom. Tannins have drive without being overbearing and it finishes long and lingering. Cellaring will see further complexity build.”
The Details
Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Country - Australia
Region - Henty, Victoria
Extra - Screw Cap
Year - 2024
Volume -750mls
About the Wine Maker 
Presiding over gently undulating grazing lands with sprawling forests in the distance, Crawford River has paved the way fol the industry in what is traditionally a wool, beef and dairy region. The winery atop the hill and the vineyard hugging the slope lestled in the midst of a large sheep and cattle station that John's great-grandfather settled in 1884
Since the initial plantings in the mid 1970's, there have been 2 more small plantings. Believing in the fine quality of the
'Semilion included in the original plantings, John and Catherine added another 0.7 Ha of the variety in the early 1990's In 2000, another block of Riesling & Cabernet was added, which now produces the Strata Riesling & Cabernets labels. The cool southerly latitude together with the maritime environment, complex soil structure and favourable micro-climate create a terroir which has justified the initial vision.
Belinda Thomson, daughter of John and Catherine, now looks after day to day operations with Belinda based at the winery looking after vineyard and winemaking.
