Wine Making Notes:

Our Malbec is grown only on one of our vineyards, in the Osmington locality of Margaret River, which is a bit inland and to the north-west of Margaret River township. Half of the block is mature and spur pruned, while the other half is very young, cane pruned and not yet productive. The area is late ripening with cool nights, even in the summer months, that preserve bright crunchy fruit aromas.

This Malbec was harvested in March after an early growing season with near perfect ripening conditions. The fruit appeared slighter riper and a bit more savoury than it had in previous years.

The Malbec was gently de-stemmed then fermented on skins over 14 days, prior to pressing to French oak, to undergo malolactic fermentation and maturation for 12 months. The batch is lightly filtered before bottling.

Allergens:

Sulphites.

Alc %:

14.5%

Nose:

Earthy notes with fruits of the forest ripeness.

Palate:

Blackberry, mulberry and dark plum, with milk chocolate oak, with firm but integrated tannins, along with earthy, savoury notes and a long, ripe juiciness on the finish.

Food:

Slow-cooked Beef Cheek atop parsnip puree.

Oak:

French and New Oak.