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Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2007
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Deep crimson with red tints. Ripe blackberry, fresh prunes, chocolate, cinnamon and fruit cake. Layers of juicy plums and ripe currants enclosed in a full, creamy and textural palate enhanced by hints of allspice and vanilla.
Predominantly sourced from the Cape Mentelle Estate vines there is a combination of ironstone gravel soils, old bush vines and vertically shoot positioned canopies. The vines are shoot thinned and in some cases leaf plucked to ensure the perfect balance between ensuring fruit exposure to light along with protection from the midday sun.
2007 was one of the earliest recorded vintages in Margaret River. The season was marked by a warm, dry growing season that combined with excellent vine health to produce full fl avoured, concentrated red wines with great aromatic intensity and deep, fresh palates.
The zinfandel was handpicked in the first week of March. After destemming, the must was allowed to soak for several days prior to fermentation to soften up the raisined berries before being inoculated with a vigorous yeast strain. The wine steadily fermented to dryness before being basket pressed directy to large oak vats and barriques for malolactic fermentation and maturation. The wine was then aged in 25% new oak barrels, primarily French, for a total of 18 months.
15% Alc/Vol
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WBW Rating: 91/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Robert Mann
Drink now until: 2015
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