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Forest Hill 'Block 5' Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
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- TASTING NOTE: "There's a haunting beauty to this wine. Pure dark cherry, cassis with violet florals, understated light minty notes, dashes of white pepper, clove, a bit of turned earth and tobacco here, too. The wine is so very compact, tannins so very fine and high quality, the length of the wine exceptional, persistent in faint grip, spice, earth and blue/black fruit characters. The compact nature of the wine coupled to its refreshment factor is just outstanding. Unreal." 96 Points - Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion
- ABOUT THE WINE: The 2023 vintage is a fantastic year which is characterised by exceptional detail and perfume with fleshy fruit, lots of fine ripe tannin and length. Hand-picked from our oldest and most exceptional parcels of dry-grown cabernet, the Block 5 was fermented in small parcels including concrete tank and matured in French oak hogshead barrels.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Forest Hill Vineyard has a unique place in the history of Western Australia’s wine industry, being the first cool climate vineyard planted in the state in 1965 as an experiment by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture. The original vineyard was planted with Riesling and Cabernet cuttings sourced from the Houghton's property in the Swan Valley. The property was purchased by the Lyons family in 1996 who embarked on a program to rejuvenate the old vineyards and plant appropriate new ones.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Great Southern, Western Australia
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SUBREGION: Mount Barker
- VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Liam Carmody, Guy Lyons
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 14%
- SIZE: 750ml
