Bethany Cabernet Merlot 1999

The deep, black cherry colour of this typically Barossa style is followed by a complex bouquet displaying vibrant fruit with overtones of oak and a slightly spicy character. Medium bodied, taut and firm with attractive blackberry and cherry flavours. Well balanced with excellent clean acidity.

Country : Australia	Type : Red Wine	Grape : Cabernet Sauvignon
Size : 750ml	Year : 1999	ABV : 13%

List Price: €25.54


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Johann Gottlob Schrapel and his family arrived in South Australia from Silesia on the ship “George Washington” in 1844, just eight years after the colony was settled. Like many of their fellow Germanic migrants they made their way by ox cart to Bethany, the Barossa Valley’s first settlement, where they established a home and cleared the land to grow crops and graze animals.

The Schrapels planted their first vineyard in 1852 from cuttings carefully nursed from Europe. A wine cellar was also built, but despite Johann’s reputation as an early colonial winemaker, the family concentrated on grape growing rather than winemaking for the next four generations. More than a century later in 1981, Johann’s fifth generation descendants, brothers Geoff and Robert Schrapel, established Bethany Wines in a quarry, where the pioneers had hewn stone for their homes, high in the Barossa Ranges overlooking the family’s vineyards and the historic village of Bethany.

Now a vibrant family wine company, Bethany Wines employs many people and plays a significant role in the Barossa community. Geoff and Robert’s vision was to create a Barossa wine experience and in doing so, improve the quality of life for their customers, friends and family. In this they have succeeded. Their aim is to live well, provide for their children, care for the land and hand the winery and vineyards to the next generation in a better position than when they started.

Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot

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Bethany Cabernet Merlot 1999