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2012 Woodlands Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 'Thomas' Margaret RiverBlend from Australia

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"2012 saw near perfect ripening conditions in Margaret River, with warm dry conditions from February onwards ripening the fruit to perfection. In particular, a dry and mild Mar...

  • 97 James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion
  • 95 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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Ratings:

97

Cabernet plus 3% malbec and 1% cabernet franc is matured for 21 months in 100% new French oak. Bright crimson; the wine nearly escapes under the radar, until it starts accelerating on the mid-palate and hurtles through the finish and aftertaste, drawing saliva as the intensity of cassis, earth, black olive and cedar spear through the mouth. Drink by 2047.

95 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2012 Thomas Cabernet Sauvignon opens with sweet black plums, warm black currants, blueberries and spice box plus subtle mocha and chocolate box hints. Rich, medium-bodied, and evolving very slowly in the mouth, it has firm, grainy tannins, great length with a wonderfully spicy finish. Approachable yet still very youthful, this is one for the cellar.

Product Description:

"2012 saw near perfect ripening conditions in Margaret River, with warm dry conditions from February onwards ripening the fruit to perfection. In particular, a dry and mild March enabled us to pick each plot at perfect ripeness.

Our Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from our original plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc found on our south-facing slope. The soil profile of this slope is generally sandy loam over gravel and clay. The top of the slope, where the Cabernet Franc is planted, has significantly more gravel in its soil. These four small plots receive the greatest number of sunlight hours on our vineyard, but the east-west orientation of the vines ensures a slow fruit maturation. These are the last batches we harvest each year.

This wine was harvested between 26 March and 3 April, yielding 7.78 tonnes per hectare (or 54 hectolites per hectare). After being picked, the fruit was destemmed before passing over our sorting table. Although this wine is hand picked, there are still many vegetal items to be removed – such as the remainders of stems and green berries. The table also guards against over ripe characters, as we also remove any raisoned berries.

Once sorted and crushed, this wine was fermented in small closed fermenters. Following fermentation, the must remained on skins for 35 days before being pressed for the secondary malolactic fermentation to occur. Afterwards, the wine was transferred into new French medium toast barrels to mature for 19 months. This wine is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. The colour is a deep crimson. The nose is dense and brooding, with red and black fruits, dark chocolate and toasty barrel notes. The palate is supple, balanced and refined, with fine-grained tannins running the length. A very aristocratic wine, it promises to be absolute classic.

Destined for a great future in the cellar, our 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon will be best enjoyed from 2025 to 2042." -Winery

Product Detail

Item # 112285
Country Australia
Region Western Australia
Sub-Region Margaret River
Ratings

97 - James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

95 - Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Vintage 2012
Color Red
ABV 13.5%
Varietal(s) Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc
Size 750mL
Closure Screwtop
Features
Taste currant, blackberry, cherry, bell pepper, olive, asparagus, spice, ginger, oak, vanilla, pepper, earth, green, plum, mocha, tobacco, raspberry, cassis, violet and green bean
Nose currant, blackberry, cherry, cedar, cigar box, spice, earth, tobacco, broccoli, berry and flower