BIN 169 COONAWARRA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
FIRST VINTAGE
1973 Claret; revived in 2008.
VARIETY
Cabernet sauvignon.
ORIGIN
Prime Coonawarra vineyards, including Blocks 10 and 20. All located on classic terra rossa soils.
FERMENTATION
Static fermenters with header boards at Nuriootpa. Some components vinified in open fermenters with wax-lined header boards at Magill Estate. All components complete fermentation in barrel.
MATURATION
12 to 15 months in mostly new French oak hogsheads.
COMMENTS
A contemporary alternative to Bin 707 with a strong regional imprint. A sibling to RWT and a twin to Bin 150. Not made in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
Bin 169 symbolically guards Bin 707 in the same way that
RWT protects Grange. ANDREW HALES,
Winemaker
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