2022 Idle Hill Growers Series Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon

Grant Burge has been synonymous with quality Barossa wines for many years, and his ability to source the best fruit from the region ensures the highest quality. The Idle Hill Growers Series is a nod to Burge and his work. His name is now firmly on the label in recognition of his great job sourcing fruit for these superb wines. These wines, exclusive to TWC customers, are a testament to our commitment to bringing you the best. 

Grant takes us to one of the Eden Valley’s latest ripening vineyards here with this complex and powerful Cabernet. Sourced from old-vine fruit at 500m near Williamstown, this Cabernet politely reminds us just how good the Barossa can be for this variety. It’s drenched with blueberries and blackcurrant, peppered with cinnamon, bay leaf and tobacco and finesse with a hint of menthol and peppermint. The oak makes it stand too, having spent a full 18months maturing on the finest new French oak (30%).

Our mantra was to craft a Cabernet that could rival the best of the old Corryton Park label, and here Burge and the team have nailed the brief. There's structure and generous flavour, and the potential to cellar for a solid 5 - 10 years at least. This is as classic as the Barossa gets.

We will leave the last word with Grant, who summed up the calibre of these wines neatly: “I'm really happy with the way these wines have turned out. They look even better now than when we first bottled them. You can see the richness, complexity, structure, and flavour of the wine, hallmarks of the old mature vines that were used to make these Growers Series wines.” Grant Burge, Winemaker