2022 Wyjup Collection Cabernet Sauvignon
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Highly limited, individually numbered bottles.
Just 1,440 individually numbered bottles produced. An elegant Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon. Ripe cassis, bay leaf, cedar and dark chocolate mingle with subtle cigar box and graphite complexity.
97 points, WA Wine Review (Ray Jordan)
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Appearance: Deep crimson
Aroma: Notes of cassis, bay leaf, cedar and dark chocolate.
Palate: Long and precise, with a red-fruited core and secondary spice emerging.
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Fruit was hand harvested and cold soaked for 7 days before a controlled ferment (Clos yeast strain) using rack and return management. A small portion underwent post ferment extended maceration to optimise tannin extraction. The wine was pressed and matured for 18 months in a combination of French oak barriques, 40% new (Mercuret, D'Aquitaine, Bossuet) and the remainder 1 & 2 year old. Each cooper and toast level was selected to frame the purity of fruit without overwhelming the aromatics
- Mike Garland, Chief Winemaker
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The 2022 Great Southern vintage provided some challenges to viticulturists and winemakers. One of the wettest and coldest winters provided a delayed start to the season. The ample soil moisture allowed healthy canopies to flourish. Some further spring rain at flowering reduced crop levels; however, the loose bunch set was a blessing and allowed intense flavour development. Some nice sunny weather helped the vines catch up on their development leading into harvest, with only about a two-week delay on average. Intermittent rain and heat events meant that the viticulture team needed to be on song. It was tough, but the result was some intensely flavoured grapes (from the low crops and more extended growing season) that were perfectly balanced.
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Vintage: 2022
Varietal(s): Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Wyjup Vineyard.
Technical Analysis: Alcohol 14 | pH 3.58 | TA 6.20
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Food pairing: Pair with slow-roasted lamb shoulder.
Cellaring potential from 15-25 years.
Appearance: Deep crimson
Aroma: Notes of cassis, bay leaf, cedar and dark chocolate.
Palate: Long and precise, with a red-fruited core and secondary spice emerging.
Fruit was hand harvested and cold soaked for 7 days before a controlled ferment (Clos yeast strain) using rack and return management. A small portion underwent post ferment extended maceration to optimise tannin extraction. The wine was pressed and matured for 18 months in a combination of French oak barriques, 40% new (Mercuret, D'Aquitaine, Bossuet) and the remainder 1 & 2 year old. Each cooper and toast level was selected to frame the purity of fruit without overwhelming the aromatics
- Mike Garland, Chief Winemaker
The 2022 Great Southern vintage provided some challenges to viticulturists and winemakers. One of the wettest and coldest winters provided a delayed start to the season. The ample soil moisture allowed healthy canopies to flourish. Some further spring rain at flowering reduced crop levels; however, the loose bunch set was a blessing and allowed intense flavour development. Some nice sunny weather helped the vines catch up on their development leading into harvest, with only about a two-week delay on average. Intermittent rain and heat events meant that the viticulture team needed to be on song. It was tough, but the result was some intensely flavoured grapes (from the low crops and more extended growing season) that were perfectly balanced.
Vintage: 2022
Varietal(s): Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Wyjup Vineyard.
Technical Analysis: Alcohol 14 | pH 3.58 | TA 6.20
Food pairing: Pair with slow-roasted lamb shoulder.
Cellaring potential from 15-25 years.
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