Winemakers Tasting Notes
A fruit driven wine that is dominated by the berry fruit characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Verdot.  A layer of chocolate is gained from the addition of Shiraz and sweetness is apparent on the palate.  This wine is not over powered by oak, allowing the fruit to show its full potential.  A rich combination of flavours that is ideally suited to current consumption. The bouquet is fruit driven, showing diverse aromatics with varietal Cabernet notes, plums, vanilla and chocolate. On the palate, the bright fruit is shouting for attention, with cocoa, plum, blackcurrant, vanilla and chocolate flavours that finish clean. With enough dusty tannins to hold the wine together, there may not be a lot on the back palate, but it has loads of flavour to compensate. Medium-weight with a supple consistency and short structure, this is a very-easy drinking wine with tons of fruit for the dollar.

Food Accompaniments
Ideally suited to pizza on a Friday night or on its own

Viticultural practices: (such as trellising, clonal selection, soil information, etc.)

Yields per acre:
4 tonnes per acre

Cases produced:
2000

Appellation:
100 % Barossa Valley

Filtration and fining:
Racked 3 times and coarse filtered prior to bottling.

Varietal composition:
Red Wine Blend

Wood treatment:
25% old French and 75% old American hogsheads.

Length of barrel maturation:
22 months

General Notes
Seven Sleepers, or Siebenschlaffer, is so named to reflect an old Barossa German tradition, being the weather that occurs on the 27th June is likely to be prevalent for the next 7 weeks.  We believe that growing grapes by Kurtz Family Vineyards in the Barossa valley is another tradition of note.

Analysis