PARKER

COONAWARRA
ESTATE

Product: Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa First Growth

Vintage: 2005

Colour: Deep dark colour with a fine purple tint.

Nose: The nose is fine and lifted with very intense pure cassis aromas, liquorice and
some subtle seaweed notes combined with fine smoky French oak.

Palate: The palate is intense and deep with layered rich cassis, blackberry fruit, minerals
and strong tannins The finish is long and fine with a softer tannin finish than normal
with fine suede like tannins.

Cellar: Drink now to 2020. Decant before drinking.

Winemaker Comments: An outstanding First Growth that will be among the best vintages of this label.

Growing Season/ Vintage 2005 was warm and dry with fruit coming in relatively early especially
Vintage Notes: compared to 2004. This prevented in 2005 long maceration of the best parcels as
normal, so the fruit was barrel fermented in new French oak chateau barriques,
from Taransaud and Seguin Moreau.

WINEMAKING:
Varietal Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon 91%, Merlot 9%

Bottling Date: 5/3/07

Fermentation Method: Barrel fermentation with a small percentage of long maceration in 8 tonne static
stainless steel fermenters

Fermentation Time: 7 days Yeast Type: AWRI 796 + BM 45

Skin Contact Time: 8-30 days, 68% barrel fermentation and 12% was long maceration

Barrel Origin: 100% French Oak, Seguin Moreau Chateau, and Taransaud Chateau barriques

Time in barrel: 19 months Age of Barrel: 100% New, Medium Toast

MLF: 100%

Alcohol: 14.7% Residual Sugar: 0.37 g/L

Acidity: 7.8 g/L pH: 3.37

VITICULTURE:
Region: Coonawarra Yield: 2.0 3.5 tonnes/acre

Date of Harvest: 7th 8th April 2005 Method: Machine

Vine Age: 20 years Clone: Reynella Selection

Selection Soil Type: Terra Rossa over limestone