Barnabes is a single-vineyard with sandy-gravelly soils with less limestone than Picasses

Aged in a mixture of large oak and stainless steel

Grapes are hand harvested

Suisun Valley

The wine is then aged 9 months in French oak barrels

Xabregas Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Barker, 2013 Syrah Barnabes is a single-vineyard withAttractive lifted aromas of ripe red berries, violets, mint and hints of chocolate. The palate is full with ripe fruit and cassis flavours, elegant and well structured with French oak influences, and a persistent finish. This wine is a true expression of the terroir and shows the quality of the fruit grown in the Figtree vineyard. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 20 months in French oak. Mount Barker, Western Australia.