Planted 1999, Dash Farms sits perched at over 450m asl on the Southern granitic slopes
of Mt Alexander (Leanganook) looking back towards Mt Macedon and the Macedon
Ranges. Like Ray-Monde, it sits just outside the Macedon Ranges GI. An extremely late
ripening site for Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit was harvested in late April.

Hand harvested with strict fruit sorting in the vineyard, bunches were then 100% de-
stemmed and partially foot crushed before loading into open fermenters where they remained for three weeks. The must was allowed to soak until natural fermentation
commenced and then extracted with a combination of pumping over, delestage and
pigeage before basket pressing.

Elevage took place in a combination of new Stockinger 300l (20%) and seasoned thin
staved Bordeaux coopered barriques for 12 months, before four months in stainless
steel after assemblage. The mountainside nature of Dash Farm provides incredible
freshness to the wine.

Deep, inky garnet. This vintage shows incredibly depth and vibrancy, with lavender,
pen ink, violet and creamy cassis fruit filling the nose and a savoury, wild herb and
graphite complexity in the background.

Medium to full bodied, but fully flavoured and packed with fine fruit tannin, with just
a seasoning of oak. Again, creamy cassis, red cherry and raspberry flood the mouth,
with graphite and subtle crushed ivy lend intrigue, finishing powdery and dry.

Decent well and enjoy the youthful vibrancy or cellar into the medium term for
additional complexity.

- Joshua Cooper