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Clairault Cape Red Cabernet Merlot 2004
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A 5 Star Halliday Rated Winery!
Blend—Cabernet Sauvignon 64%, Merlot 36%
Now, this is what Western Australia does really well. Blended whites and reds, exactly like this.
Following perfect cellaring, I offer you this sumptuous meld of Cabernet and Merlot combining silkily like a New car salesman tongue.
Bright red in colour with slight brick hues. An uplifted aroma of sweet mulberry, blueberry and rhubarb permeate the minute you open the bottle. Left to linger a little longer, the fruit flavours dominate & are well supported by subtle French oak providing some vanilla and toasty characters. The palate is more Old world now with some time and is a Little Bordeaux in style with medium bodied, soft tannins and a clean finish. An easy very rewarding & drinking wine with the National paper, good friends, after taking the dog for a walk or just because you can.
The warm conditions during the 2004 vintage allowed for both Cabernet and Merlot to achieve full ripeness of both flavour and tannin without extended hang time. The fruit for this wine was sourced from select vineyards in the Margaret River Region. Rotofermenters were used for the maceration and maturation was completed on French and American oak.
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WBW Rating: 91/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Will Shields
Drink now until: 2014
Alc/Vol: 14 %
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