2005 No6 Shiraz Cabernet


Winemaker’s comments

Deep red/plum in colour with crimson hues. Aromas of lifted spice, gentle black pepper and hints of leather and mint are entwined with plum and dark red fruits.

Juicy, sweet dark berry/blackcurrant fruit flavours lead to plush, soft tannins ensuring considerable length and richness.

Full bodied yet mellow, this is a wine to be enjoyed over the next 5 - 8 years.

Vineyard: Metala Vineyards, Langhorne Creek, SA
Variety: Shiraz 75% Cabernet Sauvignon 25%
Harvest date: 5 March - 29 March 2005
Bottling date: 22 September 2006
Sourced from: 100% single estate, 12 individual plantings
Baumé at harvest: 13.5 - 15.5
Alcohol: 14.8%v/v
Titratable acidity: 6.2g/l
pH: 3.7
Oak Maturation: 14 months in 1 to 4 year old French and American oak barriques.
Release date: 1 July 2009 – Currently Available
Closure: Stelvin

 

Silver Medal
Decanter Wine Awards 2008– London
Selections Mondiales Des Vins 2008 - Canada
MUNDUSvini International Wine Awards Germany 2009

Bronze Medals
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2008
Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2007
Royal Perth Wine Show 2007
Rutherglen Wine Show 2007
The National Wine Show of Australia 2007
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2007


 
“Brothers in Arms ‘No.6’ Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2005: Good quality wine from first to last sip; sits in the rich part of the spectrum but not sickly. Rich, balanced along the length of its journey. 91 points and well worth $21”
Tony Keys of “The Key Review of Wine” Issue 23, November 2009 
 “Ripe, juicy and meaty, this sumptuously flavoured, handsomely oaked and ever so approachable red blend has a wild, smoky bouquet with deep aromas of dark plums, berries and cassis, coupled with chocolatey oak and nuances of cloves and cinnamon. Its intense, deeply flavoured palate marries brambly, jube-like flavours of dark plums and mulberries with seasoned toasty vanilla oak, finishing with pleasing length and a note of mineral”. 
90 POINTS Jeremy Oliver, “The Australian Wine Annual” 2010

 A touch of luscious Metala Cabernet Sauvignon has been added to the flagship Metala Vineyard Shiraz, the result is a premiere claret styled red that has won massive acclaim and can scarce keep up with the demand. "It's dark appearance and church window residue on the side of the glass give it a suitably gothic character!" Divine on Line
8.5/10
Max Crus Grape Expectations October 2009
 
"Full bodied yet mellow, No6 is an amazing wine upon release, and can be expected to develop under cellar for many years if so desired. A simply sensational Shiraz Cabernet that shows the two seductive hallmarks of Langhorne Creek reds in fine tradition, fragrant with minty aromas and delicious with soft fleshy fruit" Divine on Line
 
The flavours are of blackberry and leather and there’s a good hit of them too - this is almost syrupy. There are sweet, raisiny, spicy notes and a hint of that burnt sugar character that’s become increasingly popular in big South Australian reds. It’s a good, sweet, strong-flavoured wine that’s just starting to mellow … at a reasonable price.
Campbell Mattinson
The Wine Front December 2008
 
 
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