Brash Higgins - CINS Cinsault 2022

Vibrant McLaren Vale red. Brilliant ruby in hue and concentrated flavours of dark cherries, plum, and red fruit, alongside ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, and aromatic blood orange. Its crunchy, light to medium bodied, and well balanced with fine tannins and fresh natural acidity. Clean on the finish.

NERD NOTES

Made from a block of Cinsault vines which we grafted to a former Semillon patch at neighbouring Lennon Vineyard in 2013. Vinted from hand selected fruit and placed in an open 2 ton fermenter for 2 weeks. Wild yeast did their job and then it all was gently basket pressed and sent to veteran French hogsheads for 7 months. 2022 in the Vale is considered an ideal vintage with healthy yields and a long even season, resulting in balanced wines with finesse, brightness and deep flavours. This is the sixth vintage of CINS made at the Brash Higgins winery.

Harvest date: March 20, 2022
Hand selected
Grower: Michael Lennon
Geology: Red clay loam over limestone
Planted: Grafted 2014 single cordon
Viticulture: Sustainable
Fermenter type: Open
Cap management: Hand plunged two times daily
Days on skins: 20% Whole bunch, 21 days
Time in oak: 10 months
Oak origin: French
Oak age: 100% 8 year old
Bottling date Jan 21, 2023
Filtration: Coarse Regimesh
Closure: Stelvin +
pH 3.56, TA 6.3 g/l, Alc 13.9%