Clairault Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 1998

Clairault Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 1998Clairault began in 1976 when Ian and Ani Lewis bought 4 hectares and planted their first vines. In 2012, Clairault and Streicker Wines were combined and today there are over 300 hectares under vine, all managed with sustainability in mind. The Vineyards Ironstone Vineyard The Ironstone Vineyard is one of the oldest vineyards in the Margaret River Region in the sub region of Wilyabrup. Its soils are exceptionally well suited for premium viticulture

Can it be any coincidence that

cedary characters

berries not crushed or pumped to preserve their physical integrity and transferred to a majority of open 4000 L & 9000 L wooden and some stainless steel 5000 L vats

in 1978 and started farming sheep and wheat

absolutely bone-dry palate

this immensely powerful and complex cabernet has aromas of blackcurrant

The vineyard setting is dramatic

" laughs Grant

Racy and assertive

The Smiths Vineyard was planted in 1978 at an elevation of 550 metres above sea level at the cross-over between the two soil types that define the Beechworth region

It feels completely unforced

but since then it has got better and better with each vintage