Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Muscular but opulent. An important Margaraet River style with great volume

Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec

$108.00

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Red Fruit, Black Fruit, Herbaceous, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Western Australia (Margaret River, Swan Valley & More), Australia

Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec

Winemaking:

Whole Bunch, Extended Skin Contact, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Berry tarts, charcuterie

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Teppanyaki, moo ping

Leeuwin Estate

One of the 5 founding estates of Margaret River wine region, the winery is still owned by the family, and is run by the 3rd generation today. It was founded in 1972, when Robert Mondavi identified the family's then cattle farm as a winegrowing site

Description

Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Grape Varietals & Region: Cabernet Sauvignon blended with a little bit of Malbec, from Margaret River in Australia

Taste Profile: Blackcurrants and dark cherries dominate the nose, alongside anise, clove, cardamom, and bay leaf. The wine is highly lifted and perfumed with lavender and basil flowers on show. Drive, direction and line form the shape and frame of the palate. Dark forest fruits surround cedar, olives, and graphite. There is distinct minerality threaded within, leading to a fine finish, with length and complexity delivered by ripe, silky tannins.

Winemaking Process: The wine is batch-vinified and partially whole bunch fermented in closed fermenters, then left on skins for around three weeks before pressing. It is matured in 25-40% new French oak barrels for about two years

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus