Hand-picked from low-yielding, estate grown vines, this wine is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 17% 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

Dense crimson with youthful purple hues.

Nose

Classic cool-climate tobacco leaf notes are balanced by ripe blackcurrant, spices and toasty 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 long and vibrant redcurrant finish.

Cellaring

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

Alcohol

14.0%

Ordering

$65 per bottle $390 per 6 pack. Free delivery in Australia.

Awards for 2007 Vintage

GoldBlackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Awards

93/100 Ray Jordan The West Australian “hidden gem of the south-west”
This excellent Great Southern Producer has made some terrific reds with the 2005 vintage of this blend a beauty. This is a medium to full bodied wine displaying supple fruit elegance with fine grained tannins. Balanced with a lingering finish.

Bronze Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia 2010 Class 34

Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 Class 60

Correct spelling for Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is commonly misspelt – by our reckoning the correct spelling is used about 50% of the time. These three mis-spellings are the most common, and are used about 25% of the time when people are referring to you-know-what:

• cabernet sauvigon
• cabernet sauvingnon
• cabernet sauvingon

And the remaining 25%? Take your pick from the following: cabernet sauvignion (5%), cabernet suavignon (5%), cabernet savignion, cabernet savingon, cabernet savignon, cabernet savigoncabernet savingnon, cabernet sauvigion, cabernet savigion, cabernet savingion.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.