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 produces some of the best Shiraz grapes in Australia. The careful selection of vineyards has produced a wine that combines the licorice and black cherry of Frankland River Shiraz with the pepper and blackberry of cool climate Mount Barker Shiraz from the Great Southern, Western Australia. The individual batches were fermented in small open fermenters and…
A sophisticated blend of aromatic varieties including cool climate, French oak matured Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Riesling blended with barrel fermented Chardonnay. A fruit driven white wine with textural complexity and the ability to age with extended cellaring.
The grapes for this wine were sourced from a single vineyard in Frankland River. It is the most northerly subregion of Western Australia’s Great Southern wine region. Being over 100km inland, the vineyard experiences the warmest, driest days and the coolest nights. The grapes tend to have thicker skins and less juice producing more textural, structural Rieslings with flavours tending…
