Passel Estate2015 Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River, Western Australia
Made from a single block of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon and matured in fine French oak for 18 months.
Description
Tasting Notes: Brooding aromas of graphite, blueberries, anise and red currant are flecked with hints of bay leaf, boysenberry and dried herbs. An effortless entry and primal blue and black fruit flavours introduce a coating palate of cocoa-nib, gravel and liquorice, guided by a tensile core of super-fine-grained tannin and poised fruit textures. A tactile ascent to the finish leaves the palate firm, engaged and vital, drenched in fruit and saturated in bristling cherry skin texture. This wine will continue to mature gracefully and can be cellared for 10+ years. Only 130 cases were produced.
Winemaking Notes: Fruit from a single block on the estate was harvested and berries crushed (just split) and sent to a fermentor. A regime of cool fermentation on skins for 14 days with multiple, yet gentle daily pump overs was employed in order to extract every morsel of luxury tannin and flavour from each berry. When peak concentration was achieved the wine was separated from the skins directly to a special selection of the finest French Oak barriques, 50% of which were new where the wine was matured in oak for 18 months.
Wine Details
- Region Margaret River, Western Australia
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red Wine
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon