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Declaration Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2016 750ml

Winemakers Notes | Grapes from our McMerlot block, Watercourse blocks were aged in French oak with regular racking, testing and evaluating. Blending trials occurred over many months with final compilation of parcels on 17/8/17.

Vintage Detail | The 2016 growing season saw a number of frost events, all well mitigated. Early shoot thinning resulted in balanced canopies and crop levels. The season had a slow start, followed by a particularly warm summer and autumn period. Humidity needed to be monitored closely. A vintage which required good management, was well rewarded.

Powerful and elegant Gimblett Gravels blend. Concentrated sweet black cassis with subtle savoury notes and dried sage. Well balanced with pepper and spice to finish.

Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Merlot 30% Malbec 10%

Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023

International Wine Challenge 2023

International Wine & Spirits Competition 2020

Stephen Wong, The Real Review 2024

92/100 | Dark ruby. Cedar, blackcurrant, tobacco leaf and cocoa with a layer of sweet oak and pencil shavings on a nose which is just tipping into early adolescence. The palate is sleek with late but plentiful tannins; blackcurrant and leaf flavours giving way to oak on the back. Still young but beginning to unfold. A few more years for the chewy tannins to give way and should offer elegance and length.