2022 Pfeiffer Cabernet Sauvignon

$30.00

A flavoursome, yet elegant Cabernet Sauvignon with lovely berry fruit and long, soft tannins.

Availability

New Vintage Release

Vintage

2022

Seal

A screw cap has been used on our 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon to maximise its flavour and freshness, and to eliminate the chances of cork taint.

Cellar

A terrific wine to enjoy now and over ten years until 2032.

Vegan Friendly

YES

Yeast

XR – A yeast strain that enhances varietal characters of full bodied red wines.

Allergens

Contains Sulphites

Technical Details

Res. Sugar .60 g/L
pH 3.65
TA 6.37 g/L
Alcohol 14.5% v/v

88/100 Halliday Wine Companion 2025
A handy Cabernet Sauvignon that brings immediate drinkability and the promise of further ageing.  Captures the grape’s cassis, black fruits, leafy elements, spice and vanillin oak well.  Taut, well-composed and deceptively light on its feet.”  Jeni Port Published 17 June 2024

GOLD: Victorian Wine Show 2023
SILVER: Rutherglen Wine Show 2023

Fruit Sourcing

Victoria (King Valley, Great Western, Rutherglen)

Harvest Date

28th March 2022, 13th April 2022, 27th April 2022

The 2022 growing season provided plenty of viticultural challenges, with above average rainfall figures experienced throughout the Spring and summer. Flowering was very disjointed, with cold, windy and wet weather experienced throughout the very long three week flowering period, which created uneven fruit development, disease pressure, and which ultimately led to lower yields and some uneven ripening.

Summer was mild and will be remembered for two major rainfall events in January – of 70mm and 121mm here at the winery – leaving Rutherglen with its wettest January in recorded history.

These two rainfall events put a high level of disease pressure across all varieties, leading us to fruit thin and leaf pluck most of our blocks to improve air-flow and reduce the risk of moulds developing.

February and March were dotted with a couple of rain events, leaving certain varieties close to harvest susceptible to fruit breakdown. The timing of picking was critical to the overall wine quality.

Overall, the season was around 3 weeks later than usual, with the vintage starting on 23rd February with Alpine Valleys Pinot Grigio. The majority of the fruit was harvested in the second half of March and April, with the last fruit harvested on 27th April, again picking before the next rain event.

Quality is high in our white varieties, showing great flavour and plenty of natural acidity, ensuring good longevity in the bottle. The red varieties are reflective of the cooler season, showing more elegance of style, with some highlights across Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in particular.

Our viticultural efforts with our fortified varieties paid off, and despite such a challenging year in the vineyard, we have excellent quality in our Muscats, Topaque and port style wines, with our Portuguese varieties shining through with delicious flavours.

The 2022 Pfeiffer Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of three different vineyards, thus all picked and processed separately.

The Rutherglen and King Valley parcels were run off by 10% at crushing, then cold soaked for 3 days, with gentle pumping over during the cold maceration.   The Great Western parcel was cold soaked for 2 days and pumped over gently during cold maceration.   Fermentation occurred in static fermenters, with hand pump overs carried out twice daily.  At 1/3 of the ferment remaining, a portion of the King Valley and Great Western parcels were transferred into brand new French oak hogsheads for barrel fermentation, while the balance of the wine finished ferment on skins.

The barrel fermented parcels were held on their yeast lees in barrel until July 2022 when they were re-blended with the remainder of the wine before being transferred back into new, one year old, two year old and five year old French oak hogsheads.

After oak maturation, the wine was blended, fined and clarified prior to bottling in mid-September 2023.

Our 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep purple-red colour.  The nose is fresh and fragrant, with aromas of black berries, dried herbs and mint.  The palate is richly flavoured and classically styled, with sweet fore to mid-palate fruit, and a fine, long tannin finish.

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