Woodlands 'Clementine' Cabernet Blend 2019
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- TASTING NOTE: Bright crimson in colour, the nose is saturated with aromas. Black and red cherry, raspberry, star anise, five-spice and cedar oak feature. The palate reveals more primary red fruit, together with liquorice and cocoa. Fresh acidity keeps everything in balance, while spice and young firm tannins unveil upon decanting.
- ABOUT THE WINE: Fruit is sourced from the Woodlands Brook Vineyard (established 2001), just down the road from the home vineyard in Wilyabrup. The wine is named for David and Heather Watson's daughter. The fruit was harvested over three weeks from the 27th of March 2019, gently destemmed, then hand -sorted berry by berry in the winery. In 2019 this wine was fermented without added yeast. Following ferment the wine spent 17 months in French oak barrels, 60% of which were new.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Established in 1973 by David and Heather Watson, Woodlands was one of the first 5 vineyards planted in the Margaret River region. The first cuttings were taken from the adjacent Moss Wood vineyard. The original dry grown 8 acres, planted between 1973 and 1976, has expanded over time to 26 acres of organic vineyards on prime classic rolling Wilyabrup landscape. The classic sandy loams over ancient gravelly red/brown loam over clay are especially suited to Cabernet Sauvignon and Margaret River’s remarkable “Gin Gin” clone Chardonnay. Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir are also grown. For much of the 1990’s the fruit was sold to nearby wineries, however in 1999 production under the Woodlands name began once in again. Since 2002 David Watson’s son Stuart has been the full time winemaker. His highly intuitive and laissez faire approach to winemaking, together with a superb vineyard site, has resulted in a flurry of interest from the media and fine wine collectors particularly for the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2007 the Watson family purchases the Woodlands Brook vineyard to further grow their vineyard holdings.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Margaret River, Western Australia
- SUB-REGION: Wilyabrup
- VARIETALS: Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Malbec 16%, Merlot 21%, Malbec 19%, Cabernet Franc 5%
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Stuart Watson
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 13.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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