Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999Wine industry pioneer David Hohnen established Cape Mentelle Vineyards in 1970. The 16ha Wallcliffe Vineyard was planted in the early 1970s and the winery's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced primarily from this Vineyard. The 1998 Cape Mentelle Cabernet was voted the best cabernet in Australia by Gourmet Traveller Wine. The follow up 1999, from the "Vintage of the Century" in Margaret River, follows in its footsteps. "This is a delicious, age

and of old age

fine pronounced tannins finishing quite grippy and tight

by Berry Bros & Rudd (bbr

concentrated dark fruit flavours and bold tannic structure

yet be affordable enough for you to pick up a second or third bottle so no one goes thirsty

rich and concentrated

the restaurant burnt down in 2020 in what has been termed the burnt icing on the COVID cake

more sunshine (less shading from the western hills)

"I didn't take many notes on this wine

The oldest vines (6ha) were planted in 2009 and a new block of Pinot Noir was planted in 2015 with the aim of providing more clonal variation in the vineyard

this is a result of a wild ferment with high solids

"  Sam Kim