Penley Estate Phoenix Cabernet aude The strong canopies and low

The strong canopies and low fruit load meant we sailed neatly into picking with very little disease or weather pressure affecting our picking decisions

single hectare parcel in a site called Les Biaumonts

Our winemaker Phil Lehmann has made our first Chardonnay from a carefully fostered single block of Eden Valley fruit of impeccable pedigree

Weather conditions for the final ripening period were cool and dry

First produced in 1999

Penley Estate Phoenix Cabernet aude The strong canopies and lowLike a phoenix from the ashes, this cabernet rises from the glass with a complex bouquet of plum, blackberry and anise with a dusting of dark chocolate. It's a delicious contemporary wine, intense and long on the palate with savoury tannins coating the mouth. It's best drunk with food, with friends and with a roaring fire in the background.