2022 Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage: 2022
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Region: Margaret River - Wilyabrup (96%), Walcliffe (4%)
Cellar: 5-10 years
Nose: A complex bouquet displaying dark chocolate, black berry, bay leaf, Nori and spice.
Colour: Bright garnet with a faint brick red hue.
Palate: A medium bodied palate which is starting to show softness and maturity. Soft red berry flavours meld with fine grained tannins to deliver a classic claret style red wine.

Winemaking

Ripe Cabernet fruit is machine harvested and delivered
to the winery prior to crushing. Crushed fruit is delivered to enclosed static fermenters and fermented on skins for 14-21 days. Regular pump overs are done to keep the fermenting red cap moist and cool during fermentation. Following fermentation, the must is pressed to stainless steel tank and barrels where it was matured for a the next 18 months prior to bottling.

Viticulture

Parcels of this wine were grown on the Ridge Farm and Wildberry vineyards in Wilyabrup and the Bramley vineyard in Walcliffe sub region. All parcels where grown on a VSP trellis system and shoot thinned and leaf plucked to expose any excessively shaded fruit. The soil profiles on these vineyards and characterised by a gravelly loam type soil profile which we believe contributes to the characteristic flavour and tannin profile in Margaret River Cabernet
wines.

TA 6.01 g/l
RS Dry
Alc 14.1%
pH 3.65