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An open and vibrant palate with lovely raspberry, blackcurrant, wood spice and sweet tobacco leaf, leads into a rich volume of fine terracotta tannins that are long, allowing the perfume to extend. Fine acid freshness, beautiful fruit succulence and a dark chocolate finish add to this elegant but powerful wine.
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94 pts James Suckling December 2024
The nose is deeply perfumed, with complex aromas of blackcurrants, olive tapenade, tobacco leaves, cedar and saltbush. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and focused acidity, giving notes of blood plums, wild blackberries, graphite and ferric earth. Very refined and polished.
93 James Halliday August 2024
A round of applause is warranted as this is the 50th consecutive vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon from Vasse Felix and the inaugural 1972 wine, Margaret River’s first cabernet. Now, while Tom Cullity, the wine, has morphed into the flagship, this is nonetheless an important wine. A bit like Wynns Black label, it’s what brings people to the wine, the region and more. While ’21 was a difficult season – unusually humid and warm – this is pristine. Florals, mulberries, menthol, pepper, choc-mint and oak spice with cedary inputs. This is medium bodied with powdery tannins and puckering acidity; all will settle in time.
93 pts Wine Enthusiast Cellar Selection June 2024
There’s a lovely evocative lift of tangy cran-raspberry fruit at first sniff, with mint, dark chocolate and savory spice following closely behind. The palate is tugged tightly by sinewy, savory tannins, but is balanced by a big lift of tangy acidity and fruit weight. A powerful bottling that should cellar for at least a decade.
93 pts Wine Spectator Sept 2024
This bold red offers a dense mix of currant, cassis and plum flavors that show details of date-nut bread, tobacco, star anise and fennel seed. The tannins are thick and prominent, but never get in the way of the expression of the wine, with a touch of sage and black pepper lingering on the long finish.
The signature Cabernet Sauvignon of Vasse Felix. Crafted from Vasse Felix’s premier sections of Wilyabrup Cabernet, with the finest gravel loam soils, best clone, aspect and access to the cooling ocean breeze. It was the first red wine produced in Margaret River and has been made every year since 1972. This wine’s distinctive style possesses all the hallmarks of the finest Wilyabrup Cabernet.
Our Cabernet parcels are grown in Wilyabrup, (the coastal, mid northern part of Margaret River) on ancient, well drained gravel loam soils to produce a wine of great varietal purity and character. These wonderful, often tiny, vineyard sections are individually fermented using indigenous yeasts, with many experiencing maceration periods of up to 32 days. Natural fermentation and extended maceration are coupled with traditional oxidative handling to clearly define the intricate personality of each vineyard site before blending. Portions of Malbec complement and enhance the Cabernet profile while elevated perfumes and alternative fermentation of Petit Verdot bring a bright nuance and long tannin profile.
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