GIRT BY SEACABERNET MERLOT
CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT
Cabernet but not as you know it, crafted in an approachable, juicy, early-drinking style from Voyager Estate's coastal vines. The 2018 vintage was a standout, the perfect Friday night pizza wine.
Vintage | 2018
Awards
93 POINTS | James Halliday
90 POINTS | James Suckling
TASTING NOTES
"This Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot offers lifted dark berry fruit aromas combine with hints of spice and bay leaf, flowing through to some dusty cedar notes. The wine features a smooth, juicy palate driven by complex layers of red and dark berry fruits"
Rich, smooth, generous, soft fine tannins, integrated
Red and dark berries, cocoa, violets and bayleaf
RECOMMENDED FOOD AND BBQ PAIRINGS
RECOMMENDED FOOD AND BBQ PAIRINGS
Homemade Pizza
Roast duck in plum sauce
Beef stew
PRODUCT DETAILS
Vintage | 2018
Grape Variety | 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot
Aging | 12 Months New and old French Oak
Alc/Vol | 14.5%
Wine Maker | Steve James
Serving Temperature | 12-18C
Cellering | 7 years
VIneyard | All the grapes are grown in the gravel and loam soils. The Cabernet Sauvigonon as all others have its own distinct personality, which Voyager Estate encouage to flourish through the natural approach to viticulture.
FIRST YOU SMELL,
THEN TASTE
a wine that shows McLaren Vale doesn't have the field all on its own. It has the range of flavours that are typical, and superfine, but persistent and slightly savoury, tannins"
James Halliday
01 August 2020