Paladin Hill Matrix 2022
Concentrated with rich, ripe, and round flavours while beautifully balanced with tight, fine, chewy tannins that linger on the finish.
Tasting Notes
COLOUR
Deep brick red
NOSE
Alive and lifted with lovely aromatics of sour cherry, rose petals, black currants, and spice
PALATE
Concentrated with rich, ripe, and round flavours while beautifully balanced with tight, fine, chewy tannins that linger on the finish.
Winemaking
The fruit for this Cabernet-dominant blend is sourced from our estate-grown vines, which are twenty-five years old. This fruit was picked in the cool of the morning, gently destemmed and inoculated with a cultured yeast strain, and fermented at 24-28°C. Once fermentation was completed, the wine was allowed to macerate on skins for five days before being pressed and matured in French oak barriques. Just prior to bottling, we blended some of our estate-grown Malbec to increase the concentration and power on the palate, Merlot to promote some velvety texture, and Petit Verdot to finesse the tannin weight and add some purple notes to the colour.
Food Pairing
Prime roasted tenderloin drizzled with luxurious mushroom jus and pommes puree.