Langmeil - Blacksmith Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Family owned and operated, Langmeil is believed to be home to the oldest Shiraz vineyard in the world, planted in 1843 where the iconic Langmeil Freedom 1843 Shiraz hails. The winery was one of Barossa’s original village settlements called Langmeil, with many of the 1840s buildings still standing today. The abandoned winery was re-established in 1996 and has been awarded the Red Five Star rating in the James Halliday Australian Wine Competition since 2005. The Langmeil Freedom 1843 Shiraz joined the prestigious Langton’s Classification VI Honour Roll in 2014 in the category of Outstanding.

Chief winemaker Paul Lindner has a passion for Old World techniques infused with New World technology. Langmeil uses minimal handling and filtration techniques to ensure that the full potential of the fruit is captured, resulting in fruit-driven wines with subtle complexity. These techniques help to capture the special characteristics of each variety of grape and the subtleties derived from the different soils of individual vineyards.

As vintage approaches Paul checks the fruit in the vineyards personally to ensure each parcel reaches its optimum quality. The grapes are then hand picked and delivered to the winery and gently worked through the destemmer before being transferred to an open fermenter. The juice is pumped over twice a day for seven days to extract, homogenize, and regulate temperature before draining and loading the basket press by shovel. The skins are then gently pressed for approximately 20 hours to retrieve more of the essence of the grape. This juice is then blended with the juice collected earlier. After the wine has completed its malolactic ferment, it is matured in new and seasoned American and French oak barrels for 12 to 24 months prior to bottling.

Langmeil does not fine its wine and uses only minimal to no filtration during all stages of wine production to guarantee its quality and longevity.