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Cabernet Merlot 2023

Cabernet Merlot
Cabernet Merlot

Smith & Hooper
Cabernet Merlot 2023

Our Wrattonbully soils, over 35 million years old and once part of an ancient seabed, are positioned in the cool, unmistakably Australian landscape. It provides the ideal setting for crafting stylish, balanced and sophisticated Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Item No. SMICAM236-BT
3.3 out of 5 Customer Rating
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750mL Bottle
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Our Wrattonbully soils, over 35 million years old and once part of an ancient seabed, are positioned in the cool, unmistakably Australian landscape. It provides the ideal setting for crafting stylish, balanced and sophisticated Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The Details

Tasting Note Medium depth magenta in colour. There are hints of dried herbs, dark red plums and lovely oak aromas, with perfumed floral notes including violets. The palate is plush and full-bodied with Merlot showing through as blueberry and blackcurrant fruits. The sweet fruit is well supported by Cabernet tannin and acidity, with a dark chocolate edge from the oak. This vibrant, fresh wine will continue to delight over 7+ years.
Best Enjoyed With Try with a rich, tomato based tortellini and aged parmesan or ratatouille and herbed polenta.
Treatment Both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are harvested at various ripeness levels that captures a diversity of individual flavours. As the co-fermentation commences, the temperature is allowed to peak early at 30°C, then given more control at around 22°C. This ensures good extraction of colour and tannin. The grapes stay on skins for around seven days. The wine was then matured for 11 months in French oak barriques (8% of them new), with the balance in one year and older French oak barriques and hogsheads.
Vintage 2023
Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Region Wrattonbully
Alcohol by Volume 14%
Winemaker Heather Fraser
Cellaring Recommendations This vibrant, fresh wine will continue to delight over many years
Pack Size Options 1 , 6
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