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Whistler WinesEstate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
Barossa Valley, Australia
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Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet SauvignonBarossa Valley, AustraliaTasting Notes
Very deep red colour in the glass. This is a typical Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon with loads of dark fruit and dried herbs on the nose, with hints of dark peppermint chocolate. The palate is full of soft dark fruits and tight tannins which indicates that this wine has a long life ahead.
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
Drinking wonderfully now, but will cellar until 2028.
FRUIT SOURCE
Grown on our Estate at Whistler Wines, Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, Barossa Valley. Clone D3V14 planted in 1997 on a lovely south-east facing slope with lots of broken quartz in the soil.
WINE MAKING
Traditional open fermentation in old concrete fermenters using wild yeast, foot stomping and gentle basket pressing before going to oak. This wine was matured in 20% new French oak hogsheads along with 80% older French and American oak for 20 months before blending and bottling with no fining and no filtration.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 13.5% pH: 3.69 T.A.: 6.27 g/l
Very deep red colour in the glass. This is a typical Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon with loads of dark fruit and dried herbs on the nose, with hints of dark peppermint chocolate. The palate is full of soft dark fruits and tight tannins which indicates that this wine has a long life ahead.
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
Drinking wonderfully now, but will cellar until 2028.
FRUIT SOURCE
Grown on our Estate at Whistler Wines, Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, Barossa Valley. Clone D3V14 planted in 1997 on a lovely south-east facing slope with lots of broken quartz in the soil.
WINE MAKING
Traditional open fermentation in old concrete fermenters using wild yeast, foot stomping and gentle basket pressing before going to oak. This wine was matured in 20% new French oak hogsheads along with 80% older French and American oak for 20 months before blending and bottling with no fining and no filtration.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 13.5% pH: 3.69 T.A.: 6.27 g/l
Tasting Notes
Very deep red colour in the glass. This is a typical Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon with loads of dark fruit and dried herbs on the nose, with hints of dark peppermint chocolate. The palate is full of soft dark fruits and tight tannins which indicates that this wine has a long life ahead.
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
Drinking wonderfully now, but will cellar until 2028.
FRUIT SOURCE
Grown on our Estate at Whistler Wines, Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, Barossa Valley. Clone D3V14 planted in 1997 on a lovely south-east facing slope with lots of broken quartz in the soil.
WINE MAKING
Traditional open fermentation in old concrete fermenters using wild yeast, foot stomping and gentle basket pressing before going to oak. This wine was matured in 20% new French oak hogsheads along with 80% older French and American oak for 20 months before blending and bottling with no fining and no filtration.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 13.5% pH: 3.69 T.A.: 6.27 g/l
Very deep red colour in the glass. This is a typical Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon with loads of dark fruit and dried herbs on the nose, with hints of dark peppermint chocolate. The palate is full of soft dark fruits and tight tannins which indicates that this wine has a long life ahead.
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
Drinking wonderfully now, but will cellar until 2028.
FRUIT SOURCE
Grown on our Estate at Whistler Wines, Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, Barossa Valley. Clone D3V14 planted in 1997 on a lovely south-east facing slope with lots of broken quartz in the soil.
WINE MAKING
Traditional open fermentation in old concrete fermenters using wild yeast, foot stomping and gentle basket pressing before going to oak. This wine was matured in 20% new French oak hogsheads along with 80% older French and American oak for 20 months before blending and bottling with no fining and no filtration.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 13.5% pH: 3.69 T.A.: 6.27 g/l
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750mL
- RegionBarossa Valley
- Current Vintage2018
- Standard Drinks8
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameWhistler Wines
- Wine MakerJosh Pfeiffer
- Food MatchRed Meats
- Vegan Friendlytrue
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2017
94 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2020
This is a pulpy and soft cabernet, exuding currant, spearmint, a fleck of sage and bouquet garni, all driven long, fresh, pure and compellingly intense by a skein of gentle acidity melded to delicate, compact tannins, This is a medium-bodied and highly savoury wine serving as a far cry from the regional norm. And all the better for it. I would be hedging my bets on earlier, rather than later drinking. Delicious.
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Mike Bennie
Australian writer, judge, presenter and reviewer for The Wine Front
Vintage 2017
93 points
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