Cabernet Merlot 2020

This wine is a classic Margaret River blend consisting of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. It has a rich bouquet combining blackberry and bell pepper aromas. The palate is medium to full-bodied with plum and blackcurrant flavours enhanced by toasty oak. The soft tannins and finely balanced acidity not only give the wine great structure and palate length but also provide a cellaring potential of upwards of ten years.

Winemaker's Notes

Woody Nook Wines Cabernet Merlot 2020 was made from three separately fermented parcels of estate grown fruit; 3.41 tonne of Joliffe Block Cabernet Sauvignon machine harvested on the 18^th March, 2020 at 13.7° baumé, 0.81 tonne of Joliffe Block Merlot machine harvested on the 18^th March, 2020 at 12.8° baumé and 0.46 tonne of Cabernet Franc hand-picked on the 5^th March, 2020 at 14.0° baumé. The Cabernet was inoculated with RX60 yeast and fermented on skins for seven days with twice daily pump overs before pressing to tank to complete malo-lactic fermentation (MLF) then maturation in 10 barriques (20% new Kadar Hungarian oak), the balance second-use French & Hungarian oak. The Merlot was inoculated with ES488 yeast and fermented on skins for seven days in an open fermenter with twice daily pump overs before pressing to barrel for MLF. After racking and careful blending, the wine was matured for nineteen months before cross-flow filtration and bottling (unfined) in December 2021.

281 cases were produced.