Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Red Blend 2020 (Australia)

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Red Blend 2020 (Australia)Superb aromas with lifted Cabernet fruit and background vanillin oak. The Shiraz component adds dark fruit, mid palate weight and sweetness along with the ripe tannins, which give great length and persistence to the finish. Cabernet is not dense in terms of colour but this wine has a lovely purple hue, simply one of the best Cricket Pitch reds and a lovely drinking wine as always. A drink now style that will further soften with medium term bottle

Superb aromas with lifted Cabernet fruit and background vanillin oak. The Shiraz component adds dark fruit, mid-palate weight and sweetness along with the ripe tannins, which give great length and persistence to the finish. Cabernet is not ‘dense’ in terms of colour but this wine has a lovely purple hue, simply one of the best Cricket Pitch reds and a lovely drinking wine as always. A drink now style that will further soften with medium term bottle maturation.

The 30th vintage of Cricket Pitch Red (not counting the 1986) is both multi-varietal and multi-regional. Following on from the bushfires that impacted Eastern Australia, this wine is a blend of premium regions in South Australia and Western Australia. The varietal breakdown is Cabernet Sauvignon 53%, Shiraz 38% and Merlot 9%. A warm to hot vintage across all regions in 2020 producing mouth filling, juicy reds.

A combination of static and rotary fermenters used, after 2-3 day cold soak prior to ferment. This wine is matured in French oak up to 18 months with a small percentage being in new oak barrels.

Food Pairing: Pairs well with rich seafood, pasta and light meat dishes.