Paramoor Heathcote Uncle Fred Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

‘The Uncle Fred is a Paramoor favourite, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Picked at 13.5 Baume, wild yeast fermented in open pots. After an extended period on skins, the wine was pressed to a mixture of French barriques for malo, mainly first and second use. Alc. 14%’

Coming from the northern reaches of Heathcote, ‘Uncle Fred’ is a lovely drop which shows what’s capable with other red grapes in the region. There’s a richness to the nose which follows through to the palate, with deep blackcurrant in colour, aroma and flavour. Raspberry rounds out the fruit portion, while olive, tomato leaf and some earthiness make up the savoury, and there’s a touch of cedary oak. It’s a great wine to have with food, especially something rich and spicy, and with some time in the glass it gets even silkier and juicy.