De Bortoli Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Concentrated blackberry and cassis fruits with a nice leafy note. well weighted spiced and charred oak fills the mid palate with a touch of mint, licorice and dried rosemary, which then finish with firm dusty tannins that really provide backbone and structure
Budburst Rating: #verygoodwine 89 points
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
Last Tasted: 29/7/22
Concentrated blackberry and cassis fruits with a nice leafy note. well weighted spiced and charred oak fills the mid palate with a touch of mint, licorice and dried rosemary, which then finish with firm dusty tannins that really provide backbone and structure
Budburst Rating: #verygoodwine 89 points
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
Last Tasted: 29/7/22
Concentrated blackberry and cassis fruits with a nice leafy note. well weighted spiced and charred oak fills the mid palate with a touch of mint, licorice and dried rosemary, which then finish with firm dusty tannins that really provide backbone and structure
Budburst Rating: #verygoodwine 89 points
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
Last Tasted: 29/7/22
About De Bortoli Wines
Our heritage encompasses the universal story of immigrants making good in an adopted land, the rise and rise of the Australian wine industry and the tale of a hardworking and innovative family who considers good wine, good food and good friends to be among the true pleasures in life.
1924 Vittorio De Bortoli journeyed from Castelcucco to New South Wales and the following year arrives in Griffith (formally known as Bagtown). Vittorio worked hard and lived quite humbly under a rain water tank for some time. Giuseppina arrives in Australia the next year and is reunited with her fiancee Vittorio
1928 Vittorio purchases a 55 acre mixed fruit farm. That year there is a glut of shiraz grapes, many farmers see it cheaper to let them rot Vittorio takes them for free and crushes 15 tonnes of shiraz grapes. Local Italians and other European workers in the area offer to buy wine off him. De Bortoli Wines is born. The next year, Vittorio and Giuseppina get married on the farm
The third generation of the De Bortoli family is now at the helm with the children of Deen and Emeri De Bortoli, being the custodians of De Bortoli Wines today.
Managing Director Darren De Bortoli also oversees the winemaking, alongside Leanne De Bortoli’s winemaker husband Steve Webber. Leanne and Steve manage the Yarra Valley Estate winery and vineyard while Kevin De Bortoli is Company Viticulturist and youngest son Victor De Bortoli is Executive Director looking after international business.
Every family member has pride in and a commitment to the business, alongside a passion for great wine and a sense of responsibility about leaving a legacy for future generations.
