

93 POINT RATED SAM KIM WINE ORBIT & 90 POINT RATED NICK STOCK JAMES SUCKLING
Vintage: | 2018 |
Source/Region: | Great Southern, Western Australia |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Merlot |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to 7 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.30 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 93 |
Typical cool climate conditions prevailed throughout veraison with steady even temperatures, no significant spikes or drops in
temperature with bright and clear days. Cool clear nights and crisp dewy mornings maintained acid levels and enhanced the fruit aromatic. The wines show good intensity of flavour with good levels of acidity balancing the punchy fruit flavours across the spectrum. A long cool ripening period with little weather pressure has crafted a good vintage across the varietals.
Fruit harvested at optimal ripeness, destemmed and crushed to fermenters. Inoculated with select cultured yeast strain, ferments were gently pumped over twice daily with selected parcels undergoing extended maceration. Maturation occurs in a combination of French oak barriques and stainless steel tank for 22 months prior to blending,filtration and bottling.
93 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"It's beautifully composed and fragrant, showing blackcurrant, blueberry, olive and cedar characters on the nose, followed by a flavoursome palate that's both generous and structured, making it gorgeously appealing. At its best: now to 2028.
90 Point Rated - Nick Stock JamesSuckling.com
"This is a very drinkable blend that marries red plums and blackcurrants with savory earth and chocolate. The palate is fitted for drinkability, with a core of darker berry and plum flavours."
Ralph Kyte-Powell The Real Review
"Medium red in colour with a hint of purple. Aromas of mulberry and redcurrant are loose-knit and simple. It has lean structure and slightly vegetal flavours set against a drawing, astringent tannin backbone."
Silver Medal
International Wine Challenge 2021
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