Vasse Felix - Products - 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes

COLOUR A deep crimson colour with purple hues. NOSE This wine has an unmistakable Margaret River dusty, orange chocolate and berry fruits nose, showing minty, leafy notes in the background. PALATE The palate is tightly structured with sweet mulberry and blackberry flavours. The oak leaves a lasting impression with some cedar, mahogany flavours lingering at the finish.

Winemaker Notes

The majority of the 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon was fermented in rotary fermenters before being pressed off skins and run to new French Oak Barriques to finish the fermentation. The wines were subsequently matured for 18 months in barrel.

Varietals:

Production Notes

86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Shiraz, 5% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec

Alcohol:

Alcohol %

14.3

Cellaring Potential:

Aging

will benefit from Long Term Cellaring

Harvested:

Harvest Date

Late March / Early April 2000

Oak:

Fermentation

100% French Oak - 18 Months

TA:

Acid

7.0 g/L

pH:

pH

3.43

Residual Sugar:

Residual Sugar

0.4 g/L

Bottled:

Bottling Date

January 2002

Vintage Notes

2000

The 2000 vintage in Margaret River again showed its true colours for consistency, with a few potential damaging rains from remnants of tropical cyclones in the North of Western Australia. The 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon fruit was sourced from several vineyards in the Margaret River region. The warmer northern sites provide rich berry fruit characters and the southern areas provide fruit showing mint, eucalyptus and leafy notes.