Peter Lehmann The Master’s Collection Mentor Cabernet Sauvignon

The grapes are harvested in the morning with a steady ferment on skins following for up to two weeks. The individual components are pressed and transferred to barrel for malolactic fermentation. Then the wine batches for Mentor are selected, blended and matured for a further 18 months in 40% new French oak hogsheads (60% older).

A nose of chocolate, vanilla and ripe blackberries, supported by smoky, toasted oak, cigar box and autumn leaf notes. The palate is rich with ripe tannins and mouth-filling concentrated juicy dark fruits. An integrated touch of savoury spice and perfumed oak and a persistent fruit-sweet length all lead to a wholesome, savoury, vanilla and tobacco spice finish.