8 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 7 years from vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit character and soft tannins.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted lamb chops, classic beef bolognese, grilled portobello mushrooms.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Brokenwood's 8 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot represents the winery's talent for crafting highly approachable, balanced, and food-friendly wines that showcase classic Australian blending traditions. While Brokenwood is deeply rooted in the Hunter Valley, this cuvée often draws on premium fruit from established maritime and cool-climate regions across South Australia to achieve its signature plushness and structure. The name 8 Rows pays homage to the micro-selection of specific vineyard rows chosen for their optimal sun exposure and balanced yields. The wine undergoes traditional fermentation followed by maturation in seasoned French and American oak barriques, resulting in a harmonious marriage of Cabernet's structured blackcurrant and mint notes with Merlot's soft, fleshy plum characters. It is a testament to Brokenwood's philosophy of minimal intervention, delivering an elegant everyday red with excellent varietal expression.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Brokenwood Wines blev grundlagt i 1970 af Sydney-advokaterne Tony Albert og John Beeston samt den anerkendte vinkritiker James Halliday, og det hele startede på en beskeden parcel på 10 acres i Pokolbin i New South Wales' Hunter Valley. Gennem årtier har vingården under ledelse af den erfarne direktør og chefvinmager Iain Riggs udviklet sig fra et passioneret weekendprojekt til en af Australiens mest prestigefyldte og toneangivende producenter. Brokenwood arbejder ud fra en filosofi om præcis, minimalistisk vinfremstilling, hvor terroiret og den rene druesortskarakter får lov til at skinne igennem – både i frugten fra egne marker i Hunter Valley og i nøje udvalgte parceller fra andre dele af Australien. Huset har opnået international anerkendelse for især sine sprøde, lagringsværdige Semillon-vine fra Hunter Valley og flagskibet Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, side om side med populære hverdagsklassikere som den ikoniske Cricket Pitch-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot