Tasting Note

Deep crimson, black olives, cherry, dark chocolate, delicately scented violets, fine powdery tannins, a medium-bodied palate weight and satisfying length.

A dry and relatively warm growing season, with budburst and consequently harvest being earlier than long term averages. The 2016 Douglas is comprised of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Pinot Noir and 4% Merlot.

Producer

Stuart Hooper was a successful businessman with a passion for everything about wine. He envisioned creating a vineyard that would produce Australian wine of a quality to emulate the great regions of France. In the early 1970's Stuart selected a plot of land in the Moorabool Valley near the township of Bannockburn. A promising site with the desirable soil composition consistent with quality viticulture and a rich history of premium wine grape production dating back to the 1870's. The initial plantings were shiraz vines. Before long, more land was acquired, more vines and varieties planted - the story had begun. Although Stuart has since passed, Bannockburn Vineyards remains in the Hooper family, with his daughters as custodians to ensure his philosophy is preserved, providing the cornerstone of all that we do at Bannockburn today.

_{Country: Australia | Region: Geelong | Alcohol: TBC | Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot | Family Producer | Female Winemakers}