Old Plains ‘Alluvium’ Cabernet Shiraz 2021 chateau-leglise Greenock and Ebenezer

Greenock and Ebenezer

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this is an alternative style of Sauvignon Blanc that is both intricate and textural

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Old Plains ‘Alluvium’ Cabernet Shiraz 2021 chateau-leglise Greenock and EbenezerMatured for 18 months in French oak barriques. Dense pitch black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Nosing offers up blackcurrant and plum scents which mix with cedary tobacco, dried herb and spicy earth notes. Medium to full in body with a plush mouth feel, rich blackcurrant and plum fruits overlay a lingering back drop of cedary tobacco characters, dusty earth and spice. Dryish finish with slightly chalky tannins and a medium length