This wine is a selection of our best parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2016 Vintage. Lovingly cellared and drinking superbly, this wine is an absolute treat.

VINEYARDS

Produced from a single vineyard in the Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River, this vineyard consistently produces perfectly balanced parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The site is completely dry grown on gravel loam soils and the quality of the site is reflected in its ability to grow healthy well balanced canopies and ultimately grapes.

SEASON

The 2017 vintage in the Margaret River region was an outstanding, cooler year that produced exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon with strong aging potential. As with every vintage, challenges arise from mother nature. Lots of hard work and attention to detail in the vineyard overcame the challenging weather conditions during the ripening period to ensure pristine fruit was delivered to the winery. A slow start to vintage, 3-4 weeks later than the previous few years, meant a later finish - ending for us the first week of May. The slow and extended ripening period has delivered beautifully balances wines. Wines are showing exceptional balance and elegance.

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 two years barrel maturation.

TASTING NOTES

Our reserve cabernet is a selection of the best cabernet sauvignon parcels from the 2016 vintage. Lifted herbal and minty notes with cassis and graphite. The palate is elegant and refined showing dark berries and a fine tannin structure. Aged in French oak for two years this wine offers excellent cellaring potential.