Helen's Hill Estate Single Vineyard Cabernets 2008

Helen's Hill Estate Single Vineyard Cabernets 2008Helen's Hill is a 150 acre property in Coldstream with some of the finest views of the Yarra Valley. The Single Vineyard Cabernets is a classic Bordeaux blend of approximately 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 12% Cab Franc, 7% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. Planted at the top of the Coldstream vineyard on rocky terrain, the Cabernet vines grow where there was once an apple orchard. The rocky terrain provides a tough home for the vines and a unique

New plantings in 2016 included Grenache to replace natural losses of old vines and a new Shiraz block

Early in 2021 Helen Watts (at the tender age of 86) sold Fox Creek Wines to Ben Gibson

And most of all

chalky texture – little green apple to close

the Lowestoft Vineyard in the Derwent Valley for pinot noir

The Native Point Vineyard is located on the eastern bank of the Tamar River

if not as concentrated

This is a delicious

A superb cool-climate shiraz

who was part of a very distinguished panel

with cabernet sauvignon

The vines range in age from 35 to 108 years old and many of these ancient