Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1993 (1500ml)

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1993 (1500ml)Wine 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 bouquet is rich and full. A powerful and concentrated wine on the palate with briary, dark chocolate and blackberry fruit, with that touch of astringency of Cabernet Sauvignon. The tannins are persistent but fine." James

Cullen is an iconic Margaret River winery and the Diana Madeline is their flagship red wine

followed by the usual immaculately sculpted palate offering plum and dark cherry

but without someone to rely on

"Deepish red colour with a good tint of purple

Fruit for the 2014 vintage was sourced from a single block on Rosa Glen Road in the Wallcliffe sub-region planted to the Gin Gin clone

inviting and long finish

flowery tannin extraction

which meant a lot to me as a young winemaker

the grapes are basket pressed and the red wines are fermented in small batch open fermenters and foot trod

but this wine is no poor cousin

Primary fermentation is wild

with any kind of consistency