Naked Run Hill 5 Clare Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2018

Naked Run Hill 5 is the blue print for lovely Aussie Shiraz Cab. Liqueur cherry, soot, tea leaf, vanilla and spice on the nose. Naked Run Hill 5 is plush showing pepper, mint, mineral and olives on the palate. The flavours linger and give you a nice warming finish. The tannins meld into the fruit perfectly, and the wine is in perfect balance. Naked Run Hill 5 drinks brilliantly now, but it'll get better and better, after 2025 it'll be approaching perfection. Naked Run simply want to make good wine by starting in the vineyard and nursing it to bottle. Naked Run make classic grapes from great vineyards in traditional South Australian regions. The wines they make offer the holy grail of interest for wine lovers and great value. Plus, they are so tasty you’ll want to drink them regularly. Naked Run Hill 5 Clare Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2018 Winery Notes “The Naked Run Hill 5 is a traditional Australian blend of two premium red varieties Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Clare Valley. The Shiraz portion is sourced from Hill 5 at Sevenhill and the Cabernet from a small vineyard at Watervale. Small parcels are fermented in open fermenters with a portion of this wine undertaking natural ferment. The wine is fermented for 11 days on skins then pressed to new and older French oak barriques. After 20 months of maturation, the wine is bottled.”