VINEYARDS

Wilyabrup is a well-known subregion of Margaret River and consistently produces outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon. This region produces wines with lovely ripe, supple fruit tannins. The site for this wine is completely dry grown on gravel loam soils, the quality of the site is reflected in its ability to grow healthy well balanced canopies and ultimately grapes. 

SEASON

The 2015 season delivered beautifully balanced wines. Mild to warm conditions over the ripening period ensured flavours came through at low sugar levels and had crisp acidity. Yields were lower this year due to inclement weather during the flowering.

WINEMAKING

Hand-picked fruit is crushed and destemmed to Static Fermenters. Ferments are maintained at cool temperatures with minimal pump overs, to ensure delicate extraction of flavours and colour. The wine is on skins for up to one month and then pressed off to a mix of French oak barrels - forty percent in new and the remainder into second and third use oak for eighteen months barrel maturation.

TASTING NOTES

A complex bouquet of cassis, graphite and violets. The palate is beautifully balanced and finely structured showing dark forest berries and smooth fine tannins. A wonderful elegant expression of our signature Cabernet Sauvignon.