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Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cabernet Blend 2011
An elegant, very restrained cabernet whose earthy, slightly meaty bouquet opens to reveal profound floral notes overlying deep aromas of red berries, plums and cedar/vanilla oak, with nuances of dried herbs and mocha. ItÕs long and elegant, with deep, translucent flavours of intense small red and black fruits neatly integrated with assertive, fine-grained oak and firm, faintly sinewy, chalky tannins. Rather leaner and more reserved than the more sumptuous wines under this label of the past.
Vintage
2011
Peak years to drink
2023 - 2031
Jeremy's score
95 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cabernet Blend
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2012
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 90
An elegant, very restrained cabernet whose earthy, slightly meaty bouquet opens to reveal profound floral notes overlying deep aromas of red berries, plums and cedar/vanilla oak, with nuances of dried herbs and mocha. ItÕs long and elegant, with deep, translucent flavours of intense small red and black fruits neatly integrated with assertive, fine-grained oak and firm, faintly sinewy, chalky tannins. Rather leaner and more reserved than the more sumptuous wines under this label of the past.
Last Date Tasted: 20/05/2015
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2012
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95 | 18.7 | 2024-2032+  |
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2011
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95 | 18.6 | 2023-2031 |
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2010
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92 | 17.8 | 2022-2030 |
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2009
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95 | 18.8 | 2021-2029+ |
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2007
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95 | 18.8 | 2019-2027+ |
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2005
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93 | 18.0 | 2013-2017  |
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2004
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95 | 18.7 | 2012-2016 |
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2003
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95 | 18.8 | 2015-2023 |
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2002
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87 | 16.0 | 2004-2007+ |
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2001
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91 | 17.6 | 2006-2009+ |
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2000
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90 | 17.3 | 2005-2008 |
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1999
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91 | 17.6 | 2004-2007 |
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1998
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89 | 16.8 | 2003-2006 |
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1997
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93 | 18.2 | 2005-2009 |
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1996
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89 | 16.7 | 2002-2008 |
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1995
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94 | 18.4 | 2003-2007+ |
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Winery
Vasse Felix
Vasse Felix is one of the Margaret River region's oldest and leading wine makers. It's a polished operation, with a simple hierarchy of wines that typically meet all expectations with intense, deeply flavoured and finely assembled expressions of what this region does best. The premier Heytesbury wines continue to evolve stature and longevity. There's much about the style and composition of recent releases of Heytesbury Chardonnay that winemakers all over Australia are trying to achieve with this variety today, in what has been a desperate search for elegance and tightness at the expense of just about everything else. Virginia Willcock deserves huge credit for retaining the inherent depth and purity of Margaret River fruit, while handsomely delivering the kind of balance and finesse others are still seeking. Along with the Heytesbury blend, the red collection has also shifted gear into a more elegant, refined space.
Chief Executive(s):
Paul Holmes a Court
Winemaker:
Virginia Willcock
Viticulturist:
Bart Molony
Production Dozen:
15000
Tonnes Processed:
2000
Address:
Caves Road (Cnr Tom Cullity Drive) , Cowaramup , Margaret River , Western Australia 6284 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Margaret River
Telephone:
(08) 9756 5000
Facsimile:
(08) 9755 5425
Website:
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