2022 Knee Deep Cabernet Merlot

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COLOUR  Brilliant deep garnet red with a lighter ruby hue.

NOSE  Pretty aromas of violets and baking spices.

PALATE  Full palate with ripe Morello cherries, nutmeg oak and integrated dusty tannins.

WINEMAKING  Fruit was harvested when flavour, tannin and acid were all in balance. Fruit was fermented to retain fruit freshness and juicy flavours, natural tannins supported by French oak influence and a fresh acidity which come together to produce a Cabernet Merlot for short term cellaring or immediate drinkability.

VINTAGE NOTES   A wet Winter and Spring laid down great water reserves going into vintage 2022. A cool & wet Spring meant a slow start, with flowering and veraison tracking behind previous years, but the weather soon warmed up and ripening charged ahead. The warm, dry weather that came gave us great flavour concentration across all varieties and allowed for maturation of tannin & flavour with minimal disease pressure, providing for another great vintage in Margaret River.

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