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2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum

The Premier Cabernet Sauvignon of Vasse Felix. This wine’s distinctive style possesses all the hallmarks of the finest Margaret River Cabernet; elegance, generosity and ageability. Made every year since 1972, it is Margaret River’s archetypal Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Tasting Notes

APPEARANCE Bright and deep ruby with a purple tinge NOSE Super fragrant “Old Spice” perfume with nutmeg, star anise, orange, pimento, jasmine, vanilla, musk and cedar. With old cellar charm this vintage is more woodsy, wild mushroom and dark berry fruit than ocean scents. PALATE So powerful and fluid riding into buoyant fruit sweetness with a savoury overtone. Flowing into a very fine tight tannin profile which is powdery and dry but not intense. Rich fruit power, but not heavy.

Winemaker Notes

WINEMAKER COMMENTS Our Cabernet parcels are grown in Wilyabrup, (the coastal, mid northern part of Margaret River) on ancient, well drained gravel loam soils to produce a wine of great varietal purity and character. These wonderful, often tiny, vineyard sections are individually fermented using indigenous yeasts, with many experiencing maceration periods of up to 40 days. Natural fermentation and extended maceration are coupled with traditional oxidative handling to clearly define the intricate personality of each vineyard site before blending. This was a cool but bright fruit vintage with super fine tannin ripening and very low yield where only a small make was made in this ultimate premier form. Malbec remains an important component with our Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot is becoming a valuable contributor from our Wilyabrup soils.

Varietals:

Production Notes

91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.5% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot, 0.5% Cab Franc

Alcohol:

Alcohol %

14.5

Cellaring Potential:

Aging

20+ years for savoury, elegant aged Cabernet Sauvignon.

Harvested:

Harvest Date

28 February - 9 April 2020

Oak:

Fermentation

French oak barrique 33% new, 67% 1-4 year old, 18 months

TA:

Acid

6.1g/L

pH:

3.54

Residual Sugar:

Residual Sugar

0.51g/L

Bottled:

Bottling Date

February 2022

Vintage Notes

2020

2020 was a stunning vintage that will define ‘rare and fine’ with low yields and fantastic quality. Spring development was early, followed by a warm start to summer which continued into fine, sunny and dry conditions throughout the season. Combined with low yields, this brought an early start to harvest. No early bird pressure with timely Marri Blossom and no disease pressure were ideal. The birds arrived after a rainfall event late February and we netted the reds, the conditions also cooled slightly extending the season for ideal tannin ripening and fruit flavour preservation.