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Capel Vale Whispering Hill Shiraz
Mount Barker
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2012
Alc %: 14.5
Last Date Tasted: 8/6/2014
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2012
8916.7

2017-2020
2011
9217.7

2019-2023
2009
9418.3

2017-2021
2008
9017.1

2013-2016+
2007
9017.3

2012-2015+
2005
9217.9

2013-2017+
2002
8615.9

2004-2007

Winery

Capel Vale
Capel Vale sources its best fruit from Margaret River, Mount Barker and Pemberton. I remain a great enthusiast of what I have long considered to be Capel Vale's leading wine Đ the Whispering Hill Riesling Đ a typically tight, lean and chalky wine that fills out slowly, but remains bracingly fresh and deeply aromatic. It hits another high point with the 2013 vintage. The company's reds are strongly influenced by what appears to be an unusual choice of oak that across the range contributes awkward levels of mocha, chocolate and pine needle-like influences to the wines. I'm of the opinion that if this issue were to be addressed, the reds would improve significantly.
Chief Executive(s):
Simon Pratten
Winemaker:
Daniel Hetherington
Viticulturist:
Production Dozen:
50,000
Tonnes Processed:
450
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Address:
118 Mallokup Road , Capel , Western Australia 6271 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am-4pm
Principal Wine Region:
Geographe, Margaret River, Pemberton, Mount Barker
Telephone:
(08) 9727 1986
Facsimile:
(08) 9701 9297
Website:
www.capelvale.com
Email:
[email protected]