Fraser Gallop Estate 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2004 vintage is recognised as one of the best vintages for red wines for the Margaret River region with the typical Mediterranean climate conditions finishing off with a couple of very hot days in mid March. Under the direction and supervision of wine maker Keith Mugford, this Cabernet Sauvignon has been produced in the classic tradition of the great wineries of Margaret River. The wine has been made from a single dry grown vineyard in the heart of the Wilyabrup.

Winemaker's Notes

The hand picked fruit was de-stemmed to closed fermenters and pumped over immediately. Fermented on skins for ten days before being aged in French oak barrels, 33% new, for 18 months and bottled in October 2005. The barrels were predominantly new barriques from Tonnellerie Remond in Burgundy as well as the Bordeaux cooperages of Taransaud, Seguin Moreau and Saury.

Colour

This wine has a vibrant crimson red colour with a deep red hue and is in fresh condition under a screw cap enclosure.

Nose

The nose shows the trademark Wilyabrup primary fruit aromas of mulberries, black berries and red currants with the secondary complex aromas of olives, earth, orange chocolate and classic Margaret River mint and subtle leafiness.

Palate

The palate is rich and ripe with great length and breadth with impeccable balance. The fruit flavours redolent of blackberry, mulberries and red currant. The palate is very much full bodied with great richness underpinned by fine structural tannins with a long finish showing complex cedar and cigar box oak derived flavours.

Cellaring

Minimum 5 years.