Coonawarra Cabernet/Merlot 2021, Balnaves Orange made by friend of the

made by friend of the shop and top winemaker Mark Haisma

aged for four months in used oak on its lees for texture

with limestone soils and wild garrigue herbs growing amongst the vineyards

creamy and dense but pinned by a racy

Coonawarra Cabernet/Merlot 2021, Balnaves Orange made by friend of theThe Balnaves family vineyard is at the southern end of the famous Coonawarra Terra Rossa strip, where the terra rossa soils are rich in red clay and silt. Planted in 1975, the vineyard is now 58 hectares in size (70% of which is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon) and has been in the family for three generations. Today, Doug Balnaves, together with his son Pete and daughter Kirsty, runs the Balnaves vineyard while managing another 300 hectares for other