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Stonyridge Larose Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010 - 750mL - 1 Bottle Lot
Est. range: 500-600
Private Sale- priced per LOT inc. GST (if applicable) and commission.
- Lot #13632835
- Actual Bottles Pictured
- RRP $500 per Bottle
- Zero Ullage, Perfect Labels
- Cork Closure
- Professionally Cellared
- 13.5% abv
- Sold /Priced as a 1 Bottle Pack
Stonyridge - Larose - Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc Carmenere - 2010 - 750mL
2010 will go down in history as the greatest vintage ever on Waiheke Island. A gentle spring with ample rain and little wind produced a full, healthy canopy with good fruit set. Then came January, February, March and April; non-stop, sun drenched, dry gentle south-westerlies. Only 12mL of rain fell during these four months, the lowest ever recorded. With extensive green harvest, the big crop still garnered huge concentration. The hardest thing we did this year was trying to find wine to declassify to Airfield and Faithful.
The 2010 Larose is purple red with a density and brightness that goes all the way to the rim of the glass. Initially the bouquet reveals lifted florals of crushed violets and lavender, followed by the primary fruit characters of dark forest berries, black plums and cassis. The secondary spice characters, clove and thyme are layered with leather and a hint of freshly roasted dark coffee. The tannins are firm and well structured. There is massive fruit weight, which balances the natural acidity perfectly. The persistence on the palate is massive this wine goes forever.
The 2010 Larose has a beautiful density that is fused with elegance. The nose is packed with dark berries, bracken, leaves, plums and licorice, and cedary oak adds sweet spicy allure- this is looking super-fresh and composed. The palate has the sort of tannin texture that all Cabernet winemakers dream of: sturdy, chalky fine tannins that draw sweet, ripe dark berry flavour long and deep, composed and full of elegantly stated authority. A real triumph!
Encépagement:
Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Petit Verdot 21%, Malbec 17%, Merlot 8%, Cabernet Franc 3%, Carmenere 1%
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