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Harvested from the Mornington Peninsula’s oldest vines, planted in 1972, shows aromas of blackcurrant & sweet tobacco. The palate shows concentrated cool climate flavours of blackberry & plum with cherry ripe & cedar. Matured in French oak for 10 months, these old vines & skilled winemaking contribute to a remarkable wine.
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Cabernet Sauvignon 62% & Merlot 38%
Mornington Peninsula
8th April 2021
1972
12.5 % ALC/VOL
Medium Ruby with Garnet.
Aromas of blackcurrant, plum, sweet tobacco & cigar box.
Geraldine McFaul at Willow Creek vineyard
The palate displays excellent fruit concentration of blackberry, plum, cherry spice & cedar. The cabernet gives length of flavour, whilst the merlot fills the mid palate. Matured in French oak for 18 months, these old vines & skilled winemaking contribute to a remarkable wine.
Rain events did create moderate disease pressure during the growing season but were often followed by prolonged periods of mild & dry weather so there was little disease occurrence. Temperatures were generally moderate with higher-than-average low temperatures but no hot weather & certainly no heat waves. We meandered through harvest at a gentle pace.
Both varieties were de-stemmed & fermented in small open fermenters with hand plunging used to macerate the cap & extract colour & tannin. The Merlot and Cabernet then spent 3 weeks on skins, to allow the tannins to coalesce & become softer, before pressing, blending, & transferring to barrel. Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel & the wine was racked twice during maturation. The wine was matured in French oak barrels for 10 months, of which 30% were new.
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