vintage

The 2013 harvest commenced earlier than expected across the Hunter Valley as early as mid-January for the white varieties. While crops were lower than average due to the dry growing season, fruit colour and ripeness for red varieties looked great across the region. The Cabernet was picked throughout late February, between a few isolated rain events. However, dry, fresh and windy conditions between the showers ensured the rain had no detrimental effect on fruit quality. 

winemaking

All Lake's Folly wines are crafted entirely from low-yielding, estate-grown, hand-picked fruit. The fruit for the Cabernets is open-fermented to give softer, more subtle tannins, and then transferred to large old casks for six months for settling, and then into small French oak barriques (new and one- and two-year-old) for approximately one year before bottling. 

region

Hunter Valley

variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Petit Verdot

Merlot

Shiraz

analysis

• Alc Vol: 12.7%
• Acidity (TA): 6.7 g/L
• pH: 3.45