ELEPHANT HILL HIERONYMUS 2020
ELEPHANT HILL
$136.99
The Icon range is the pinnacle of our winemaking. They are fine and rare wines made in strictly limited quantities.
Our top Cabernet Merlot blend is named after a famous ancestor of the Weiss family, who own Elephant Hill, Hieronymus Ebner von Eschenbach, Lord Mayor of Nuremberg 1512-1524.
- Winemaker Notes
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99% Gimblett Gravels (Stone Vineyard), 1% Bridge Pa Triangle (Earth Vineyard)
60% Cabernet Sauvignon - Clone 10, 29% Cabernet Franc - Clone 326, 11% Merlot - Clone 181
Handpicked on 24th March, 3rd and 4th April
Inoculated and natural primary ferment, natural malolactic in Spring
28 mnths on light lees, 24 months in barrel (67% new French Oak)
4 months blended in tank
435 cases produced
- Vineyard Notes
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Vine Age: average 18 years