CHURCH ROAD 1 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
A SINGULAR EXPRESSION of TERROIR
CHURCH ROAD
1
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Church Road 1 is a range of single vineyard wines that showcase the terroir of our best vineyards. The Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District consistently makes our most characterful red wines, with its warm, stony soils producing low-yield crops of intensely flavoured fruit with a full-bodied, rich yet vibrant flavour. Sheltered from sea breezes and brisk southerly winds, this is one of the warmest subregions in Hawke’s Bay, making it ideally suited to producing bold red wines. This vineyard tends to produce Cabernet Sauvignon with a core of dark fruit and a firm tannin structure that brings length, drive, and great longevity.
RECENT ACCOLADES
Wine Orbit – Sam Kim
2023
Cameron Douglas MS
2023
Michael Cooper
2023
WINEMAKERS
Chris Scott and Craig Thomas
VITICULTURALISTS
Graham Bartleet and Claire Pinker
TASTING NOTES
AROMAS
Lifted aromatics of perfectly ripe Cabernet are supported by opulent dark berry fruit with a brooding, warm earthiness. Think floral notes and fragrant wood suggestive of rosewood, cedar, lavender and violet.
BODY
Layered and complex with a supple mid palate and powerful, fine-grained tannins driving great length.
CELLARING
With careful cellaring, we expect this wine will
age gracefully for 15 years or more.