Sam Plunkett Whitegate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
About the wine
Made with Sam's family vineyards, this won the trophy for BEST Cabernet in Victoria
- This stunning Cab is a pure passion project from Whitegate – one of Sam's family vineyards in the elevated and coolish Strathbogie Ranges of Central Victoria.
- With dark inky color and deep berry flavors, this is a powerful, full-bodied Cabernet, with bragging rights to match. His previous vintage nabbed Gold at the Sydney International Wine Competition!
- And because it's Angel funded, this high-end wine is less than $20 for Angels... despite its ultra-limited production!
Best before
The compact powerful tannins give this wine considerable aging capacity - up to a decade.
Serving advice
This is a wine which will benefit from opening an hour or two before serving, and even decanting it to let in some air and help the wine to open up.
Food match
This is a great wine to have with barbecued steak. The smokey flavor from the barbie is a good match with the smoky, spicy notes this wine shows from aging in oak. The powerful tannins will also feel softer with steak!
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Sam Plunkett
- Sam is one of our Australian All-Stars. He garnered lots of attention as the award-winning winemaker at Plunkett Fowles.
- But Plunkett Fowles hit rough waters and Sam wasn't sure he'd be able to stay in the wine business...until he became Angel funded. Your support put his startup on the map.
- Now Sam is off to the races – with the same dedication to quality winemaking that won so many accolades at Plunkett Fowles – and none of the bother about sales and marketing.
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