Forester Estate

Margaret River Lifestyle Cabernet Sauvignon 2025

Grape variety - 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec.Oak maturation - 100% of the wine is aged in French oak barriques (15% new) for 12 months.Typical analysis - 13.9% Alc by Vol.Colour - Medium - deep red with a purple hue.Aroma - Intense and fragrant, the wine opens with an alluring bouquet of lavender and dried flowers with notes of cassis and blueberry. The wine reveals its Margaret River origins with crushed bay leaf and damp earth. The balanced cedar oak provides subtle complexity, which complements the aromatic profile. Palate - Medium bodied with soft, supple tannins creating a velvet-like mouthfeel. There are fruit characters of boysenberry and blueberry with notes of lavender, bay leaf and cedar oak. This is a balanced, poised and elegant Cabernet that’s all about drinkability, trading extraction for elegance.Food matchesMeat dishes, saucy pastas and cheeses.Peak drinking Drinking well now but will develop further over the next 3 to 5 years.winemakers comments. Viticulture - Fruit is sourced from neighboring properties in the most northern sub-region of Margaret River (Yallingup). Meticulous management of bud numbers and shoot thinning continues to ensure a balanced canopy and full fruit ripeness. The 2025 vintage was a mild year in Margaret River, allowing plenty of time during March and April to ripen the fruit to our specification.Winemaking - Each parcel of fruit was gently destemmed into small open fermenters with traditional heading down boards where fermentation was carried out under strict temperature controlled conditions. Extraction was achieved by daily draining of wine away from skins and returning back over the top, with fermentation and maceration times varying from 7 to 10 days. The wine was pressed to tank, where 100% was sent to new and older French oak barriques to complete maturation.Storage and Bottling - After 12 months of ageing, the wine was carefully blended to achieve this friendly Margaret River style. Bottled in a premium claret bottle using a screwcap closure. This closure will ensure the wine retains its youth and fruit integrity.