This delicious, crowd pleasing Cabernet – consistently named a Wine Enthusiast “Best Buy” – delivers serious bang for the buck! It displays ripe blackcurrant and dried herb characters on the nose, which are backed up with some spicy oak notes. The palate is smooth and soft, with beautiful ripe tannins and a long finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most planted variety on Excelsior, comprising 43% of all plantings. The vines range in age from 6 to 21 years. The soil is mainly limestone based, with a small portion coming from shale. The aim is to make wine that shows lots of fruit flavor and soft tannins while maintaining good structure. This is achieved via very strict canopy management to prevent shaded fruit and harvesting at optimal ripeness.
93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot
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