Ten blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon are grown at Penley, the best from each block will make it into the final cut, to construct a complex, traditional style of Coonawarra Cabernet. Striking the perfect balance is a key consideration for the Penley team. Components of various clonal selection, soil type, canopy management, yield and irrigation all contribute to the wine. Careful ageing in oak are the final touches to enhance the quality of fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon off fully mature vines yielding a mere 2 t/A are treated to a temperature controlled, open vinification in headed down fermenters, followed by a lavish twenty months maturation in exclusively new, mostly Troncais French oak barriques.