This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot sourced from specialist vineyards in the Frankland River and Mount Barker sub regions of the Great Southern wine region in Western Australia. The individual batches were fermented in small open fermenters and then matured in a mixture of new and older French oak barriques. Following nine months in…
The Great Southern region grows some of the best Shiraz grapes in Australia. The careful selection of vineyards has produced a wine that combines the liquorice and black cherry of Frankland River Shiraz with the more aromatic, spicy and blackcurrant of cool climate Porongurup Cabernet from the Great Southern, Western Australia. The individual batches were fermented in small open fermenters…
The grapes for this wine were sourced from one of the original plantings of Riesling in the Porongurup ranges of Western Australia’s Great Southern wine region. Only the finest, more pristine, “free-run” juice was used in the production of this wine resulting in a palate of outstanding finesse, free from the harsh, phenolic characters and deeper colours associated with grape…