Australian Mixed Red Wine Case

Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon by Capel Vale

Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon by Capel Vale – Distinctive Margaret River regional Cabernet Sauvignon aromas, softer red berry and plum characters and delicate fruit tannins on the finish.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

The 2021 vintage in Margaret River was a cool, wet & challenging one. A battle from start to finish, with very tricky weather conditions to manage picking around. It was ultimately rewarding with delicate Cabernet
showcasing typical regional characteristics.

VINIFICATION DETAILS

Cabernet Sauvignon fruit was crushed and fermented in stainless vats before being pressed to French oak barriques to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was left in oak for 10 months before barrel
selection, and was fined prior to filtration.

Capel Vale’s Regional Series wines are elegant and graceful; high quality wines that reflect varietal and regional characteristics

Capel Vale was the first winery in Western Australia to own and establish vineyards in the cool climate regions of Margaret River, Mount Barker and Geographe. As a result, Capel Vale now produces wines of definitive regional flavour and varietal expression with a focus on balance, complexity and elegant fruit flavours.

Capel Vale is a pioneer in WA with vines planted in 1974. The initial winery was built on the Stirling Estate in Capel in 1979 followed shortly thereafter with the first vintage made by Dr Peter Pratten in 1980.

The Capel River, adjacent to Capel Vale winery is home to many species of waterfowl, including the protected Sheldrake, or native Mountain Duck. When the Pratten family originally planted the vines in 1974, the Mountain Ducks constantly surrounded them, reminding them of their presence whilst they work.

The banks of the Capel River were deliberately untouched to allow the ducks to maintain their natural habitat and can still be seen today, squawking merrily along their way “symbolise what Capel Vale is all about”

You can find out more about this Western Australia winery by going to their website

You can see our full range of Capel Vale wines on our web page

Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon by Capel Vale

Capel Vale Debut Malbec

Capel Vale Debut Malbec – Capel Vale’s Regional Series wines are elegant and graceful; high quality wines that reflect varietal and regional characteristics.
Debut wines are fresh, fruity, exuberant wines which remain true at all times to their varietal origins
TASTING NOTE
A soft and juicy expression of Malbec, this wine shows flavours of rich plums dark cherries with a hint of tobacco.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
The 2020 vintage at Capel Vale Wines was a tremendous vintage resulting in lower yields with exceptional quality fruit and high flavour concentration.
VINIFICATION DETAILS
The fruit is handpicked and undergoes open top fermentation. Older French barriques are used and ageing takes place over 6 months

Capel Vale was the first winery in Western Australia to own and establish vineyards in the cool climate regions of Margaret River, Mount Barker and Geographe. As a result, Capel Vale now produces wines of definitive regional flavour and varietal expression with a focus on balance, complexity and elegant fruit flavours.

Capel Vale is a pioneer in WA with vines planted in 1974. The initial winery was built on the Stirling Estate in Capel in 1979 followed shortly thereafter with the first vintage made by Dr Peter Pratten in 1980.

The Capel River, adjacent to Capel Vale winery is home to many species of waterfowl, including the protected Sheldrake, or native Mountain Duck. When the Pratten family originally planted the vines in 1974, the Mountain Ducks constantly surrounded them, reminding them of their presence whilst they work.

The banks of the Capel River were deliberately untouched to allow the ducks to maintain their natural habitat and can still be seen today, squawking merrily along their way “symbolise what Capel Vale is all about”

You can find out more about this Western Australia winery by going to their website

You can see our full range of Capel Vale wines on our web page

Capel Vale Debut Malbec

Debut Cabernet Merlot by Capel Vale

Debut Cabernet Merlot – Capel Vale’s Regional Series wines are elegant and graceful; high quality wines that reflect varietal and regional characteristics.
Debut wines are fresh, fruity, exuberant wines which remain true at all times to their varietal origins

TASTING NOTE

This ready to drink, benchmark blend Debut Cabernet Merlot, presents optimal fruit characteristics from our Margaret River vineyard on Miamup Road. Abundant flavours of cassis, spice and ripe plum. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot.

VINIFICATION DETAILS

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot fruit were crushed and fermented in stainless vats before being pressed to French oak barriques to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was left in oak for 10 months and then blended together before fining and filtration prior to bottling.

Capel Vale was the first winery in Western Australia to own and establish vineyards in the cool climate regions of Margaret River, Mount Barker and Geographe. As a result, Capel Vale now produces wines of definitive regional flavour and varietal expression with a focus on balance, complexity and elegant fruit flavours.

Capel Vale is a pioneer in WA with vines planted in 1974. The initial winery was built on the Stirling Estate in Capel in 1979 followed shortly thereafter with the first vintage made by Dr Peter Pratten in 1980.

The Capel River, adjacent to Capel Vale winery is home to many species of waterfowl, including the protected Sheldrake, or native Mountain Duck. When the Pratten family originally planted the vines in 1974, the Mountain Ducks constantly surrounded them, reminding them of their presence whilst they work.

The banks of the Capel River were deliberately untouched to allow the ducks to maintain their natural habitat and can still be seen today, squawking merrily along their way “symbolise what Capel Vale is all about”

You can find out more about this Western Australia winery by going to their website

You can see our full range of Capel Vale wines on our web page

Debut Cabernet Merlot by Capel Vale 

Foundstone Merlot

Foundstone Merlot – This Merlot has a deep youthful colour with expressive aromas of plum, blackberry and violet. The palate has a velvety texture with generous flavours of sour cherries, plum and
fragrant herbal notes with a hint of vanilla oak.

Berton Vineyards Foundstone Merlot is a soft, plummy Aussie red with intense aromas and a juicy texture. Cassis and plum flavours are given added complexity by judicious oak ageing.

Pairs beautifully with aged cheeses, rack of lamb and baked vegetables, mushroom risotto or is a delight on its own

To see our full range of Berton Vineyard wines go to our web page 

To find out more about the winery go to their website

Established by Bob & Cherie Berton in May 1996 with 75 acres of land at 450m above sea level on gently rolling hills in a sub-region of Eden Valley in South Australia. The Reserve Shiraz and Reserve Chardonnay wines are still sourced from this plot. In 2007 Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state of the art facility allows Berton Vineyards to produce value for money wines which sit alongside his premium single vineyard offerings.

Berton Vineyards all started at their Eden Valley Vineyard, in High Eden, South Australia. High Eden is a subregion of Eden Valley, situated in the Barossa Valley. It is the highest part of the Barossa, about 500 meters above sea level. In this beautiful part of the world we have planted Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The best parcels of fruit from the Shiraz vineyards go into our Berton Vineyards Bonsai Shiraz, their flagship wine. Fruit from the Shiraz vineyard also forms the backbone for their Reserve Shiraz, which won the Decanter Platinum Best Value Rhone varietal in 2017. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc make up their High Eden Range, and the Chardonnay goes into the White Rock Chardonnay and Reserve Eden Valley Chardonnay.

Great wines from the Eden valley by Berton Vineyards

 The Wrong Un Shiraz Cabernet from One Chain Vineyards

The Wrong Un Shiraz Cabernet is part of the Cricket Series, inspired by a love of the Aussie national sport.

With its deep ruby hue, this wine opens boldly with aromas of cassis, blackberry, and plum, layered with subtle herbal notes and a hint of black pepper. On the palate, silky tannins and vibrant acidity carry rich flavours of dark chocolate, vanilla, and warming spice, culminating in a long, savoury finish. A bold yet refined red with true character..

To make this wine parcels of fruit were destemmed and crushed into static and rotary fermentation vessels and fermented on skins for around seven to ten days, at temperatures between 18 and 26 degrees. Cap management techniques were optimised for each individual parcel to maximise the extraction of desirable colour and flavour components while maintaining soft tannin structures. Maturation took place mostly in stainless steel tanks. 

The grapes are harvested by machine in the cool of the night from vineyard sites across South Eastern Australia. 

Enjoy with grilled steak on the BBQ.

The Cricket Series wines are inspired by a love for the Australian national sport. Indeed, the name One Chain is the imperial measurement for 22 yards, or the length of a cricket pitch. However, you really don’t need to be a connoisseur of the game to be bowled over by the bright red fruit and subtle oak of the Shiraz Cabernet.

To see our full range of One Chain products go to our dedicated One Chain web page

One Chain Vineyards, like Thistledown is overseen by Peter Leske, Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW. One Chain works with growers to source fruit from some of the most established regions of South Eastern Australia. The Character Series has a range of beautifully produced and packaged wines, benefitting from the same ultra premium quality fruit sourced for Thistledown. Each wine has great varietal definition coupled with our signature vibrancy and freshness. These are wines that are immediately pleasing, yet authentic expression of the variety and place. The wines are inspired by a love for the Australian national sport. Indeed, the name One Chain is the imperial measurement for 22 yards, or the length of a cricket pitch. However, you really dont need to be a connoisseur of the game to be bowled over by the restrained, elegant style of the Chardonnay and the bright red fruit and subtle oak of the Shiraz Cabernet.

Established since 2006, One Chain Vineyards has a reputation for crafting benchmark varieties with both elegance and personality.

Working closely with growers in Langhorne Creek, Clare and the Barossa Valley, our wines demonstrate the synergies of the best grape varieties grown in the right places.
Beautifully and strikingly packaged, each variety is allowed to display the freshness, vitality and balance that defines their character.

The Wrong Un Shiraz Cabernet

Murphy Vineyard Shiraz

Murphy Vineyard Shiraz is an attractive, fruit-driven Shiraz which comes from the Murphy family’s vineyards in Australia’s Murray Darling region where they have grown grapes since 1909.
Cherry red with hints of dark plum and chocolate on the nose. The wine is seamlessly balanced with sweet lifted fruit, subtle oak and soft tannins, a delicious wine made to enjoy now.

Harvested at full ripeness, the grapes were crushed and fermented on skins for seven days with regular pumpovers to extract colour and flavour. After pressing, the wine was aged with select French and American oak before blending and bottling.

The Murphy family have grown grapes in the Murray Darling region of Australia, part of the Big Rivers, since 1909. They build on this experience to create their fruit-driven wines.
The grape selection and winemaking practices at Murphy Vineyards aim to highlight the fruit flavours with these appealing wines that show ripe fruit aromas and soft, rich palates. Murphy Vineyards have selected, from their own plantings, Chardonnay and Shiraz grapes of good sound quality which have displayed true varietal expression in the final wine.

To see our range of Murphy Vineyard product go to our dedicated Murphy Vineyard web page

Murphy Vineyard is part of the Trentham Estate group. Trentham Estate has long strived to provide support to localised Murray Darling research activities for sustainable water supply, quality and capacity. With the recent closure of the Lower Basin Laboratory in Mildura, it has looked to another respected organisation to support during a time of much strain on the local environment. For over 20 years, the Murray Darling Wetlands Working Group Ltd has worked on wetlands throughout the Murray-Darling Basin, restoring and improving the management of wetlands throughout the catchment, of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Murphy Vineyard Shiraz – great value wine with a conscience.