Casa Freschi 'Profondo' Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2005

Casa Freschi 'Profondo' Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2005

Profondo?  Molto profondo.  A compelling wine from a great proponent of Italian varieties.  Steering away from Italy this time, Casa Freschi head into more familiar territory with a blend of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and a splash of malbec.  As its moniker suggests, it is bold, intense and swirling with intrigue.

Regions: Langhorne Creek
Bottle volume: 750mL
Closure: Cork
Vintage: 2005
Drink by: 2022
Technical details: Alc/Vol 14.0%

Tasting Notes
VARIETIES: 60% cabernet sauvignon, 33% shiraz, 7% malbec
REGION: Langhorne Creek, South Australia
AVE VINE AGE: 34 years
AVE YIELD: 0.60 tonnes/acre (10hl/Ha)

Colour
The resultant wine is deep in colour.

Nose
A complex nose of blackcurrant, earth, dried herbs and spice.

Palate
The palate is rich in flavour and texture, with full silky tannins and a long, savoury finish.

Winemaking Notes
100% single vineyard located 4km north of Lake Alexandrina. Low to moderate vigour, deep calcareous soils with a mix of clay, sand and limestone gravel. Semi-arid (ave rainfall 250mm) cool to warm temperate micro-climate with strong cooling lake and sea winds. (17.2C ave mean growing season temp) Grown without  the use of synthetic fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides. Hand pruned and hand harvested.

Vintage
Good winter, spring and summer rainfall in 2005 resulted in a much lower amount of vine stress than they had been used to in the previous 3 years. The vines, as a result, ripened the small crop with ease. This was aided by warm and dry conditions leading up to harvest which took place between 3 March and 19 March 2005. All varieties showed excellent flavour and tannin development. One significant difference in the 2005 Profondo blend is the increase in the cabernet sauvignon component.

Winemaking
Minimal intervention – including indigenous fermentations in small open barrels, hand plunging, long macerations, gravity racking. No additives except minimal sulphur dioxide.

18 months in fine grain French oak barriques (68% new), unfined and unfiltered.