Trinity Hill

Introducing Trinity Hill's newest version of 'The Gimblett' 2021—a masterful blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Tempranillo, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot.

This superb vintage, crafted using traditional winemaking techniques, offers beautiful aromatics of ripe cassis, cedar wood, blackberry, and tobacco.

The wine is silky, complex, and full-bodied, with an excellent structure that promises graceful development over the next 6 to 8 years.

Harvest Detail

Picked: 31st March to 15th April.

Since 2005, “The Gimblett” has typically been a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec, in varying proportions, depending on the strengths of the vintage. Thanks to a favorable growing season, the 2021 release is made almost entirely from the Cabernet family, with a small amount of Petit Verdot adding further complexity and interest.

Winemaking

Each variety was harvested from individual blocks in two distinct vineyards, de-stemmed and fermented separately. All parcels were either pumped over once, or hand plunged twice, daily to aid optimum colour and tannin extraction. Total time on skins (including post-fermentation maceration) ranged from 19 to 22 days, which helped improve the texture of the tannins while softening and stabilising the individual wines.

Each parcel was matured either in new or seasoned 225-litre French oak barriques for up to 12 months before being blended in May and bottled in June 2022, respectively. The percentage of new oak in the final blend was 38%.