Hundred Acre, Dark Ark Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia which was used from 1978

which was used from 1978 to 1982

with a creamy bead to the texture and a base note of minerality

reflecting a warm and ripe place

Very long and quite persistent

after which they are aged in oak barrels for as many as a dozen years prior to being bottled

Hundred Acre, Dark Ark Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia which was used from 1978The dark expression of Ark Vineyard" continues with the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Dark Ark. Deep garnet black, the nose is profoundly earthy meaty, slowly revealing beguiling notes of damp soil, truffles and crushed rocks, before giving way to a core of crme de cassis, black cherry compote and fruitcake with wafts of beef drippings and wild fungi. Full bodied, rich and oh so earthy in the mouth, the palate delivers layers of black fruit preserves,