Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Margaret River
$35.80
The Woodlands Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, from the Margaret River is a Bordeaux style blend. Bursting with blackcurrant, blackberry and red cherry aromas and flavours. Soft velvety tannins and lively acidity. Ideal with roasted duck, BBQ ribs or slow cooked lamb.
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The Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot blend is grown in the renowned Margaret River region, where Cabernet Sauvignon is widely planted and often blended with Merlot, in a classic Bordeaux-style blend. The warm maritime climate brings out the best in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, resulting in a wine that has an abundance of blackcurrant, blackberry and red cherry aromas and flavours. Beautifully balanced with soft velvety tannins and finishing with lively acidity, this wine is ideal with roasted duck, BBQ ribs or slow cooked lamb.
Expert Reviews & Awards
"All the regional aromas and flavours at play, from violets, wakame, cassis and chocolate to mulberries, with a distinct ironstone character too. The fuller-bodied palate comes strewn with tannins, the texture of cocoa powder, and somewhat drying on the finish. Just needs a bit more time in bottle." (On the 2021 vintage).
Halliday Wine Companion - April 2024 (JF) — 93 Points
"A 50/50% blend that spent 14 months in barrel. The colour is light but bright, the palate an elegant assemblage of red and blue fruits, the tannins lined up in controlled support." 93 Points (on the 2019 vintage).
Halliday Wine Companion - August 2022 (NG) — 93 Points
"A swab of black olive. Thyme and dried scrub. Earthen. A gentle whiff of cassis emerges from beneath the leafy foliage of an immensely savoury, mid-weighted cabernet. My wine of choice on Qantas Business Class. Aussie Petit Chateau." (On the 2018 vintage).
Halliday Wine Companion - 2021 (NG) — 92 Points
Winemaking Notes
This wine was harvested in small batches. Once harvested and in the winery, the fruit was gently destemmed, then passed over a vibrating sorting table, before making its way to small stainless-steel fermenters. Following fermentation, the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 14 months, where 5% of the barrels used were new.
The Wilyabrup Valley blend comprises 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 8% Malbec, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot.
Cellaring Notes
Drink now or up to 15 years after release.
Producer
Woodlands Wines
Woodlands vineyard was established in 1973 by David & Heather Watson and was one of the first five vineyards to be planted in the Margaret River Wine Region. David and Heather aimed to create wines to emulate the great vineyards of Bordeaux. Woodlands produces wines from its two vineyards, both located in the Wilyabrup Valley. The original vineyard is located on Caves Rd, while the Woodlands Brook Vineyard is located just two kilometres away to the northeast. Woodlands Vineyard is dry grown and maintained by hand using traditional and biodynamic methods. Attention in the vineyard includes hand weeding, cane pruning, bunch thinning and hand picking. Woodlands Cabernet Sauvignon is rated ‘Outstanding’ on the Langton’s Classification of Fine Wines.
Region
About Margaret River
The Margaret River produces outstanding Chardonnay, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc as well as Bordeaux style red blends made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Located 200 kilometres south of Perth, the Margaret River has a warm maritime climate. This results in grapes that have concentrated fruit aromas and flavours while still retaining high levels of acidity, due to the cooling ocean breezes. This also allows the Margaret River to offer fresh, elegant and restrained wines as well as full-bodied and powerful wines.
Details
Closure: Screw Cap
Country: Australia
Wine Body: Medium Bodied
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Size: 750mL
Non Alcoholic: No
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