2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Margaret River, WA & McLaren Vale, SA
Excellent colour with a medium to deep density and purple hues. Lovely cedar, blackcurrant, and sage notes from the Cabernet, as well as background vanillin and nutmeg from the French oak. Sweet fruit up front on the palate with Turkish Delight and dark pastille flavours, framed elegantly by the oak. Fine tannins carry to finish.
CRU $378.00 I SVC $356.40
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Acid
6.52 g/L
pH
3.49
Residual Sugar
0.43 g/L
Alcohol %
14.7
Wine Profile
Winemaker Comments
The 41st release of this wine is a blend of Margaret River and McLaren Vale. A mild summer and warm autumn in McLaren Vale resulted in gentle, slow ripening with a delayed harvest,
producing outstanding fruit. Wonderful cassis fruit characters and rich in flavour with classic Cabernet aromatics. The blend for this wine is approx two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third
Merlot.
Food Pairing
Roast meats and strong cheese.
Production
The Margaret River component was machine harvested in the cool of the night, fermented in a closed top fermenter, pressed off skins and sent to the Hunter Valley post-fermentation. The McLaren Vale component was machine harvested, crushed and chilled to tanker in McLaren Vale. Vinomatic fermentation in the Hunter. Not overly worked, as soft tannins are required. Oak maturation in 100% French barriques with for 28% in new for 18 months before being blended.
Drink
Drinking well now, a wine that will improve with further bottle age.
