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Heartland - Director's Cut Cabernet label
Heartland - Director's Cut Cabernet bottle

Heartland - Director's Cut Cabernet 2013

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Item# 70262-13/6PK

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Owner and winemaker Ben Glaetzer's work in Langhorne Creek is one of the most exciting stories in Australia today. Heartland Wines came out of a lunch in 1999 between Ben and three friends, and a fear that rather than expressing the diversity of sites and rich history of the country, Australian wines were heading in a generic, commercial direction. Ben had grown excited at older, high quality vineyards he had seen in the cool-climate Langhorne Creek area, Australia's oldest settled wine region, one hour south of Adelaide and southeast of McLaren Vale. The Heartland Wines from Langhorne Creek display the originality and appeal of the area's regional and varietal characteristics – they are food-friendly, balanced wines offering tremendous value.

Vinification

Only the finest Cabernet vineyards in Langhorne Creek contributed to Directors' Cut. The fruit was harvested at night to retain freshness. Initial skin contact was followed by 7 days of cool fermentation with Rhone isolate yeasts and hand-plunging 3 times daily. Maturation then occurred in new oak hogsheads (both French and American) for approximately 14 Months.

Wine

Directors' Cut is Heartland's most powerful expression of Langhorne Creek. The weight of fruit in this wine showcases how much Langhorne Creek Ben can fit into one bottle. An almost in penetrable core of fruit is seasoned with dark spice like licorice, nutmeg and anise