Serafino Reserve McLaren Vale Grenache 2015

<p> Already a celebrated winemaker, Larry Cherubino founded his own company in 2005. Just six years later he took home Halliday’s ‘Winery of the Year’. <i> “Larry’s day job (as he calls it) has been that of a consultant in the broader sense, and winemaker (for others) in the narrower sense. This, he says, allows him the luxury of making small batches of exquisite (my word, not his) wines under the Larry Cherubino label” </i> (Halliday). Larry’s success and immense acclaim can be attributed to his definitive <i> “focus on single vineyard and single vineyard wines” </i> – like this outstandingly aromatic, layered Cabernet. </p> <p> <i> “Hand-picked, cooled overnight, 6 weeks maceration/fermentation with minimal pumpovers. A full-bodied cabernet that catches you gently, the answer to the seemingly impossible coming from a blend of Frankland River and Margaret River fruit, and the very long maceration that leads to polymerisation (softening) of the tannins ... 95 points” </i> (Halliday).</p>