Sons of Eden Pumpa Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$22.99
SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. New vintage! Fabulous Eden Valley Cabernet.
Description
The PUMPA is a blend of Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Named as a tribute to Len Pumpa and his fellow Eden Valley Vignerons who pioneered and persisted in one of Australia’s most challenging but rewarding viticultural regions. Eden Valley had a mix of British and European settlers that tried their hand at grape-growing. When times were tough particularly in the 1920s many turned away from viticulture, however the Prussian settlers like Len Pumpa persisted in the face of difficulty, preserving with the vineyard resources we are custodians of today.
A fine blend of Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 88% – from 26 year-old vines and Shiraz 12% – from 30+ year old vines. Each Cabernet block was individually hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented in small 1 and 2 tonne open-fermenters. A combination of hand plunging and pumping-over cap management techniques were employed throughout the fermentation period. A short post ferment skin-maceration occurred for 5 days before being pressed off and matured in a mix of new and seasoned oak hogsheads. Matured for 12 months prior to being blended, naturally clarified and bottled without finings or filtration.
Bright crimson in colour, with complex cassis, violets and black-olive aromas. The palate is intensely flavoured with a rich and rounded mouthfeel, finishing with structure and length. Approachable now, this wine will continue to gain complexity as it matures.
14.5% Alc. Enjoy now or cellar until 2030
Brand new 2022 is here! Review for 2021 .. 92 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion “With 11% shiraz for good measure, matured in a mix of old and new oak for 2 months. I like the approach the Sons take to oak in their wines, it never intrudes. Here, wonderfully varietal and regional flavours of ripe blackberry and black cherry mesh with brown spices, licorice, briar, bay leaf, earth and softly spoken cedary notes. It’s a lovely pure wine, making finely honed, elegant drinking.”
RRP $29 ** Special price when you buy 6 bottles or more $22.99
Additional information
Producer | Sons of Eden |
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Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz |
Region or Country | Australia, Eden Valley |
Vintage | 2022 |