2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc MalbecTasting Notes | Awards | Reviews | 2005 Vintage

Hand-picked from low-yielding, estate grown vines, this wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Malbec.

Using minimal filtration, the intense varietal flavours are expressed within an impressively rich and long palate. Some naturally occurring sediment may remain. This wine has the balance and structure to improve over the next 15 years.

Tasting notes from winemaker James Kellie.

Appearance

A deep crimson with brick red hues

Aroma

Ripe blackcurrant, spices and mint chocolate are complemented by classic cool-climate tobacco leaf notes and toasty vanillin French oak.

Palate

A complex, intense palate of plums, blackberry, mint and chocolate-coated coffee beans. A mid palate of velvety tannins and fine-grained spicy French oak lead to a lingering mocha finish.

Cellaring

This wine has the balance and structure to improve with careful cellaring over the next fifteen years.

Alcohol

14.0%

Ordering

$300 per case (12 bottles). Free delivery in Australia.

Awards for 2008 Vintage

Gold Blackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Awards 2010

93/100 James Halliday 2012 Wine Companion “Fragrant cassis and blackcurrant aromas, the elegant medium-bodied palate following down the same track, but with the addition of plum from the malbec, and the flavour and texture ex 24 months in French oak.”

4 STARS – Equal Top in Class Winestate Best of Western Australia 2011

Bronze Qantas Wine Show of Western Austalia 2010