2024 Sorrenberg Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot

Sorrenberg's sleeper Bordeaux blend, Cabernet-led in a warm 2024 with rich fruit and silky tannins. Just 36 bottles available.

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Sorrenberg is one of Beechworth's legends, a small biodynamic vineyard best known for cult Gamay and Chardonnay. This Bordeaux blend has always been the sleeper in the range, and the 2024 makes a strong case for it.

Unlike the Merlot and Franc-led 2023, Cabernet Sauvignon is back in charge this year at 50%, with 20% each of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carménère make up the rest. A warm season got everything properly ripe without losing the balance Sorrenberg is known for.

Barry and Bernard Morey keep the crop low and ferment with wild yeasts for four weeks on skins. The wine then spends 24 months in French oak and goes to bottle without fining or filtration. It's pretty typical Sorrenberg Cab with blackcurrant and blackberry with a little white pepper and spice. It's a touch more generous than usual, with a rich mouthfeel and fine, silky tannins.

It's drinking beautifully right now, but there's plenty of structure here to reward a decade in the cellar. A warm-year, Cabernet-led Sorrenberg - just 36 bottles available.

The warm conditions of the 2024 growing season allowed our Bordeaux varieties to achieve excellent ripeness while retaining balance and elegance.

A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc & 20% Merlot, with the balance comprising Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carménère.

Low crop levels and natural fermentation on skins for four weeks were followed by 24 months' maturation in French oak before bottling without fining or filtration.

Blackcurrant and blackberry are complemented by subtle notes of white pepper and spice. The palate is generous and beautifully balanced, with a rich mouthfeel and fine, silky tannins.

Barry and Bernard believe this wine has excellent cellaring potential, although it is drinking beautifully now.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety Style ["Cabernet Blends"]
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Feature Organic
Biodynamic
Cult
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Cork

Sorrenberg

Barry and Jan Morey planted their stunning Beechworth vineyard in 1986. Their first release in 1989 began the Sorrenberg story, a story destined to be one of Australia's great estates.

Barry farms with adherence to biodynamics, believing this to be the best way to get the most out of his home block of 2.4 Ha. on the outskirts of Beechworth. Their wines are famous for their balance and longevity. The wines are made in traditional fashion, with wild yeasts for fermentation, gentle oak maturation and basket pressing for each wine.

The Gamay is arguably their most sought-after wine, however, the thumbprint of Barry's attention to detail is stamped across each release and the Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc Semillon and Cabernet blend are amongst the finest of their kind in the country. Sorrenberg is one of the true gems of Beechworth, and indeed Australian, wine.

Barry & Jan Morey Sorrenberg

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