Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017Duke Ranson always dreamt of establishing a vineyard in the Porongurup subregion of Great Southern, so in 1998 he purchased a 65ha farm at the foot of the Porongurup Range. He chose to plant Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon (Duke's favourite) and Shiraz, varieties that are beautifully suited to the cool climate Great Southern region. "Like the single vineyard wine in many ways with the sweet core of bright black and red fruit, that gives that bright fresh

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lingering aftertaste

a combination of whole bunch and de-stemmed crushed fruit is transferred to large concrete tanks for fermentation

Drink 2021-2031

The bouquet wafts from the glass in a very refined blend of apple

Leave it alone for a while and then enjoy it even more

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Under a thin layer of sandy loam there are layers of different types of clay

ripe cherry with purple hues

Best drinking: Now to twenty years easy

The wines now have an energy about them waiting to be unleashed in the glass

Overall balance and length are very good