Alcohol percentage: 13.5%
Grape variety:
81% Nebbiolo 19% Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer:
Cherubino is a modern-day producer established in 2005 by husband and wife team Larrry and Edwina Cherubino – based in Margaret River in Western Australia. They have holdings in Margaret River, Great Southern, and Pemberton, and Larry oversees all the winemaking.
Vintage:
Part of their outward looking thinking and winemaking is to construct dynamic and innovative blends of grape varieties, rather than a solus varietal approach. None more so than in this intriguing blend of “Bordeaux meets Barolo” and two iconic black grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo.
Made in a clay cement ovoid tank – a giant “egg” in effect – the lees are continuously forced upward by an internal current resembling a vortex. This gives the wine voluptuousness, purity, and texture. There is no sulphur used throughout the winemaking, and only a very small amount at bottling.
Each variety is fermented separately before the component parts (Cabernet and Nebbiolo) are blended prior to bottling.
The Bottle Shop rating:
Enjoy now and over the next 2-3 years. No need to decant but could open to breathe for an hour or so before pouring.