Dog Ridge Digs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Dog Ridge Digs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2004Dog Ridge is one of my favourite McLaren Vale wineries, producing superb wines from their 1940s plantings of Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, and value packed wines at the other end of the spectrum. This single vineyard wine is produced from a two acre block of low yielding 60 year old cabernet vines. All the fruit from this block has been sold to other well known companies in the past, but now the top 5% of grapes are bottled under the Dog

'If I need something done

Toby's long viticultural career dovetails superbly with Emmanuelle's very fine touch in the winery

The story of Command began in February 1984 when Lorraine and Neil Ashmead took a huge gamble and decided to promote the excellence of old-vine Barossa Valley Shiraz

creating a fragrant Springvale laced with airy lemon blossom

It's made or intended to be an easy/early drinker but this throws woodsy spice and tart acidity into the fray

"Punchy floral aromas of lime juice and minerals

Cullen Wines

the Kevin John Chardonnay and Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

it is a move that doesn’t detract from the other zones

How do they do it: complete and uncompromised dedication to the cause

a generous bouquet and palate

Interesting to see that the colour is deeper than the Bin 0 – it's a deeper purple