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MUSEUM Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot 2022

MUSEUM Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot 2022

2022 Cabernet Sauvignon · Margaret River, Western Australia

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Description

Made exclusively from our Wilyabrup vineyard, the wine is hand crafted from start to finish and highlights the culmination of everything we have learnt since our first release in 1987. Lifted, concentrated, complex aromas with boysenberry at the fore, cedar, cigar box, and a hint of olive. The Petit Verdot is complimenting the savoury characters of the Cabernet by bringing cassis and lilac floral notes. A lovely marriage of the three varieties bringing depth and suppleness to the palate. The core of the wine is generously fruit driven, but held in stead with the fine savoury tannins, and delicate rose like acidity. The wine has a heft that is belied by the Malbec and its pretty acidity which results in a complex yet imminently approachable and delicious drink.

Awards and Accolades

95 Points by Jane Faulkner
95 Points by Jane Faulkner
From Halliday Wine Companion
"It’s deep, earthy and rich with layers of flavour. It's a little smoky, with plenty of cedary oak infusing the mulberries and cassis, with bay leaves and eucalyptus plus some umami flavours of soy sauce and black olives. Fuller bodied, the palate coated with plentiful tannins and bright acidity. If you had the right food, this is ready to pour, otherwise, it will mellow out in time and be the better for it."

Details

  • RegionMargaret River, Western Australia
  • Vintage2022
  • TypeRed Wine
  • VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
  • Variety Composition

    82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot.

  • Volume750ml
  • Alcohol Volume13.5%
  • Vineyard Notes

    The primary fruit for this wine was grown at the estate in Wilyabrup and this includes some of the older Cabernet Sauvignon on the estate planted in 1986. This was supplemented with Cabernet Sauvignon grown on a neighbouring Wilyabrup vineyard. 3 clones of Cabernet were included in this blend - clone 412, 126 and Houghton Clone. The wine has been supplemented with Malbec and Petit Verdot.

  • Winemaking

    The fruit was picked in the cool hours of the early morning and allowed to cold soak for 48 hours before fermentation was encouraged. Gentle pump overs to extract the tannins and colour throughout the ferment were watched carefully to ensure the tannins remained soft yet structural. The wine was transferred to a combination of coopers of new and used French oak barriques, hogsheads and puncheons. The wine is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec and 6% Petit Verdot.

  • Tasting Notes

    TN WCS 22.pdf

  • Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

    Wine will be rewarded with careful cellaring for 20+ years.

  • Food Matches

    Duck breast with a cherry sauce. Charcuterie featuring paté. Anything featuring truffles! Or just drink by itself and let the abundant fusion of flavours and poise take your palate on a satisfying journey.