A collation of fruit from the Voyager North Block and Weightmans vineyards at Margaret River, enhanced by a choice component from the eminent precinct of Wilyabrup. Vines planted to gently rolling gravel hills and managed to restrained yields achieve the finest harvests. Girt by Sea is a seemless Cabernet Merlot wine in suave Margaret River styling, vigorously fruit driven and seductively soft, its ripe tannins offer sensational early drinking, it will thrill all who indulge in this most satisfying West Australian accord of noble red grapes.

$2699each $323DOZEN EACH DOZEN The viticultural team employ maximum vine management in terms of canopy maintenance, aiming for low bud numbers and small bunches per vine for premium fruit quality, clonal selection is also an area of close attention. Parcels of Merlot and Cabernet are de-stemmed but remain uncrushed, to preserve whole berries, into a mix of open and static fermenters. Gentle hand plunging and pumpovers were employed up to three times a day throughout a fortnight's vinification at temperatures under 25ËšC. Upon completion, batches are pressed off skins into a selection of seasoned and new French and American oak barrels for a year's maturation.

Dark crimson red. Lifted bouquet of cassis and mulberries, dusty briar notes, hints of cedar and vanillin from the fine grained oak. An elegant wine of excellent flavour concentration, juicy, ripe fruit, blackberries, dark cherry and mulberry. Silky tannins integrate seamlessly, gently oaked and subtley spiced, the fine, comforting tannins taper to a structured, clean finish.

Voyager are all about hard work in the vineyard rather than improving the quality of harvest through clever winemaking. Traditional techniques are essential to crafting great wines but the basic principles most common to the world's most memorable vintages are all about what goes on in the vineyard. The highest standards of husbandry and a minimal intervention remain cardinal. A wonderfully aromatic wine, redolent of violets and cassis, the fragrant ripeness of dark bramble berries. High quality French oak for definition and soft tannin structure. The artful articulation of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon.

$8999each $1079DOZEN EACH DOZEN

$8999each $1079DOZEN EACH DOZEN

One of the things that West Cape Howe do best, is to find the perfect site for each varietal grape and style of wine. They are certainly fortunate to be based within Australia's largest and most propitious winegrowing region, but their viticultural team demonstrate an uncanny feel for matching the ideal mesoclime to every wine. Mount Barker yields Cabernet Sauvignon of exceptional character. West Cape Howe take the pick of the crop, to create a profoundly structured red wine, offering remarkable intensity of flavour and stately, long lived tannins.

$2999each $359DOZEN EACH DOZEN It is the unique confluence of sun, soil and skill, which makes the wines of West Cape Howe such a personal and moving experience. The estate owns and operates many of the finest vineyards in Great Southern, treating the pick of their fruit to minimal winemaking intervention, capturing the influence of clime on the vintage and harvest. Parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon are treated to ten days of ferment and frequent pumpovers for ideal extraction of rakish colour and sleek tannin. Upon completion, batches are pressed into a selection of seasoned and new French oak barriques for an extravagant eighteen months. The best barrels are assembled into the finished wine and treated to a further year of maturation.

Deep inky red, crimson hue. Ripe dark fruits of plum, cherries and blackberry, undertones of dark chocolate and spice. A rich and elegant palate, displaying blackberry fruit flavours and hints of cassis. A complex and fulfilling Cabernet wine, lined with classic French vanilla oak characters and supported by firm, elegant tannins, before a persistent dark fruit finish.

Frankland River is a region that's well known for the quality of its graceful Cabernet Merlot wines. West Cape Howe have spared no expense in acquiring some of the oldest established Frankland River vineyards. The finest harvests are treated to minimal intervention, for the realization of stately Cabernet Merlot wines. Hannan Hills is pure Frankland River, from estate properties which are closely managed to encourage strong vine development and achieve perfect yields of evenly ripened fruit, endowed with refined tannins and a concentration of flavour.

$1949each $233DOZEN EACH DOZEN Fruit is harvested in small batches, as each parcel is separately managed and handled allowing greater control over the final wine. Parcels are settled for a period of cold maceration, maximising colour and flavour extraction. Batches are fermented while being treated to a course of regular plunging and pumpovers as tannin levels are closely monitored. Once the desired level of tannin extraction has been achieved, components are separately pressed off skins and prepared for malolactic. Up to sixteen months maturation in a selection of French oak barrels are followed by assembling into the finished Hannan Hills, a profound expression of the Frankland River Cabernet Merlot.

Dark rich plum colur, youthful violet hues. Lifted notes of cassis, plum and raspberries complemented by sweet oak. Intense berry fruits are accompanied by dark chocolate, supported by powdery tannin and seasoned by hints of cigar box oak. Rich, ripe fruit characters contribute great depth of flavour and linger on the finish.

$6499each $779DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Deep scarlet colour. Bouquet of raspberries and blackcurrant, followed by sweet and spicy vanillan with hints of cigarbox and pencil from the new French oak. A currant and bramble, plum and cocoa flavoured palate, seasoned with fragrant oak spice and supported by lengthy, savoury tannins. Long memorable finish of fragrant blackberry cassis notes and refined, fresh acidity.

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Clémentine is sourced entirely from Woodlands Brook Vineyard, established to Merlot and Malbec, Verdot and Franc, a superior northwest facing site on free draining Wilyabrup soils. A block of Cabernet vines were later added to a patch of auspicious heavy gravel clay soils, perfect for the realization of powerful Cabernet Sauvignon. Salinity, cocoa and clove, blood orange and river silt, the elegant palate brimming with ripe red fruits, a lovely mix of floral elements and winegum lozenge complexity, Clémentine lingers endlessly on a line of lively mineral acidity.

$4699each $563DOZEN EACH DOZEN A half of Cabernet Sauvignon, the balance in equal proportions Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Vines are all treated to a traditional, fully organic viticulture, dry grown and closely husbanded by hand. Grapes are picked at vintage to a methodical timetable, determined by physiological ripeness of each individual parcel, row by row. Following the harvest, fruit is gently destemmed, hand sorted berry by berry, then crushed and fermented in small fermenters. The Cabernet Sauvignon component remains on skins for added complexity and tannin integration. Upin completion, batches are filled into a high proportion of new French oak barrels for eighteen months maturation.

Cabernet Franc finally takes the lead, dominating the cépage at almost half the final blend, followed closely by Merlot, a tenth of Malbec and soupçon Verdot and Sauvignon. Emily is an emulation of the immensely satisfying Crus of Saint-Émilion, formulated at a time when Woodlands were selling all their Cabernet Sauvignon to other brands, all that remained were parcels of Merlot and Malbec, Verdot and Franc. Deep and brooding, cherries and dark chocolate, bay leaf, charcuterie, and vanillin oak, a luxurious velvet texture, rich, chewy tannins.

$4099each $491DOZEN EACH DOZEN Woodlands Brook Vineyard was originally planted on a gentle north facing slope of sandy loams to Merlot and Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The enticing Emily was conjured up before Cabernet Sauvignon became cardinal to Woodlands. Fruit is destemmed by a swinging motion through a vibrating hopper, grapes are passed over a vibrating sorting table. Upon completion of ferments, batches are filled to a high proportion of new French oak barrels for fourteen months maturation. Emily is made in very limited quantities, only 300 cases can be made each year.

Deep crimson. The nose is powerful and expressive, a summer garden’s mix of raspberry, blackcurrant and strawberry, violet and lavender. The right bank style of Bordeaux, blueberries and dark currant, pretty blue floral notes, the savouryness of vegetable leaf over a length of vibrant, healthy tannins, a beautiful drink of class and restrained power, balanced by great natural acidity.

$14099each $1691DOZEN EACH DOZEN

$13999each $1679DOZEN EACH DOZEN

A stately accord of the most superior Margaret River fruit, offering great concentration while displaying an exemplary integration of tannins and oak. Woodlands Vineayard is bequeathed with plantings of elite Cabernet vines established 1973. Whilst much of their resplendent fruit finds its way into some of the better known estate flaghips of Margaret River, the pick of the crop is kept back and vinified under the Woodlands label. An assemblage of the best barrels Merlot and Malbec around a backbone of the finest Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon.

$6899each $827DOZEN EACH DOZEN Woodlands Margaret is sourced entirely from Woodlands Vineyard, the Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a south slope which wraps around a ninety degree radius from east to north. Vines receive a great deal of direct sunlight from morning to mid afternoon. Merlot and Malbec are grown to a west facing slope of deep loam soils which receives the most direct afternoon sunlight and yields intensely flavoured berries. Grapes are hand picked, sorted and destemmed, crushed into small closed fermenters, pumped over four times daily. Upon completion, the Cabernet is soaked for a month on skins. Following malolactic, Woodlands is filled to a high proportion of new French oak barrels for eighteen months maturation.

Bright crimson colour. Blackcurrant, black olive, mulberries and cassis nose, seasoned by notes of fine new oak. August, concentrated and dense, ripe red and dark berry fruits on a succulent middle palate, lined with the plushest tannins. Characteristic of the power and charm which define Woodlands Margaret Cabernet. The finish is long and intense yet silky smooth.