2024 Argent

DENSE, RICH AND COMPLEX BARREL AGED CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Gorgeous, deep, dark cassis with intriguing notes of iodine and raspberry tea leaf. The palate delivers remarkable intensity and depth, with layers of dark fruit, savoury complexity and a lovely iodine thread. Powerful yet poised, with impressive length and complexity.

Vintage
2024 was a classic Hawke’s Bay Summer. Warm, dry conditions, combined with exceptionally low yields — with the Cabernet Sauvignon down by 50% — have heightened concentration, resulting in wines that are approachable in their youth, generous and brooding, yet age beautifully.

Winemaking
Hand-picked and destemmed, retaining 100% whole berries. Cold-soaked for 4–5 days before fermentation in small open-top fermenters. A long, slow fermentation over 2–3 weeks with daily delestage. Pressed to French oak barrels, 20% new, with the balance in seasoned French oak. Matured for 24 months, with spontaneous malolactic fermentation taking place in barrel.

Unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyards
Apex – Bridge Pa

pH 3.89 TA 5.9 g/L Alc 13.5%v/v