Background

Australia’s iconic wine regions provide great diversity. With the Jaraman range we search for parcels of extraordinary fruit to craft wines that showcase their distinctive regional characteristics and style, whilst showcasing the skill and dedication of our winemakers to their philosophy of ‘respect the fruit’. The word Jaraman derives from an Aboriginal term for ‘seahorse’ that is found within a number of Australian Aboriginal languages and dialect groups. The significance of the seahorse icon dates back to the early days in Taylors Wine history when, whilst digging the first dam on the property, the family unearthed tiny fossilised seahorses.

Clare Valley - Taylors estate - 350m above sea level with moderate temperatures on terra rossa soils. Growers - slightly higher altitude but similar temperature conditions for Cabernet vineyards. Coonawarra - Cooler continental area of South Australia with a lower altitude over terra rossa soil.

Appellation

Clare Valley & Coonawarra, Australia

Varietal Composition

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage Notes

Hotter vintage with faster ripening conditions. Very little disease pressure. Slightly lower yields and great concentration of flavor.

Winemaking

After primary fermentation was completed extended skin was done for 10 days to increase tannin and color. During this period, malolactic fermentaion was completed. After pressing the wine was put into 50% new French oak.

Tasting Notes

There are lifted aromas of dark cherry fruit along with subtle choc-mint and a hint of eucalypt. On the palate, this is a rich, full-bodied wine with intense flavors of cassis and blackberry fruit along with attractive oak characters of cigar box and tobacco leaf. Overall, the wine is well balanced with complex, well-integrated, elegant tannins providing structure and an intense, persistent length to the finish.