Grey Label Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted leg of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Grey Label range holds a legendary status within the Wolf Blass portfolio, representing the very first color-coded label introduced by Wolfgang Blass in 1967. This Cabernet Sauvignon is deeply rooted in the historic Langhorne Creek region of South Australia, an area blessed with rich alluvial soils and the cooling 'Lake Doctor' breeze blowing from Lake Alexandrina. This unique microclimate allows the grapes to ripen slowly and evenly, preserving bright acidity while developing intense, plush dark fruit flavors, subtle mint, and eucalyptus notes. Matured in a combination of French and American oak, the wine exemplifies the classic Wolf Blass style of seamless structural integration, velvety tannins, and immediate appeal combined with excellent cellaring potential.
🍾 About the Producer
Wolf Blass was established in 1966 by German-born oenologist Wolfgang Blass, who began vinifying small parcels of fruit in South Australia before purchasing the Bilyara property outside Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley. Blass pioneered a transformative paradigm in Australian wine, prioritizing accessibility, multi-regional blending, and meticulous oak management over austere single-vineyard orthodoxy. Sourcing across disparate South Australian terroirs—spanning the warm red loam and ironstone of the Barossa Valley to the maritime plains of Langhorne Creek and the high-elevation, cooler, slate-strewn hillsides of Eden Valley and Clare Valley—the winery crafts highly polished, structured wines with supple fruit concentration. Viticulture adheres to modern sustainable guidelines accredited through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia under corporate parent Treasury Wine Estates. Wolf Blass made history by securing the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy four times, anchored by its benchmark Black Label Cabernet-Shiraz, supplemented by the iconic Yellow Label, regional Gold Label, and single-vineyard Sapphire Label releases.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14% - 14.5%