Wild Child Cabernet Sauvignon
2021
Chief Winemaker Paul Lindner aims to produce world class wines using Langmeil's own individual style while taking advantage of the distinctive hallmarks of the Barossa. Langmeil ensures that all vineyard sources offer variety as well as the highest quality. Techniques and Philosophies Paul has a passion for utilizing old world and new world technology, minimal handling and filtration techniques, to ensure the full potential of the fruit is captured, resulting in fruit driven wines with subtle...
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A great start to the year with healthy winter rains followed by a mild spring led to optimism about the up-and-coming harvest. However, as so often with farming, Mother Nature had other plans. On 28 October, a 15-minute hailstorm tore a massive strip of devastation through the Barossa, with crop losses of between 30% to 100%. I had to wear ear muffs in the shed to stop my ears from bleeding; it was that loud. After the storm, the remainder of the growing and ripening season was mild to cool, enabling plenty of hang time on the vine for great flavour and colour development. Harvest ran smoothly, starting and finishing later than usual, with our Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon picked in early May.
The juicy blue fruits flow through the medium-bodied palate and combine with brambly and sweet spices. Fine-grained tannins give the juicy fruit balance and a long and fruity finish.
Deep crimson with inky aromas of deep blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherry fruits with hints of dark spice, leaf litter, high-cocoa dark chocolate, licorice, pressed flowers and a light wash of herbs. Some rose petals and pastille notes on the palate with a crème de cassis fruit flow, superfine billowing tannins and a long cassis and kirsch trail on the exit.
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