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Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cabernet Blend
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2012
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 90
Very fine, elegant and gently balanced, this very stable, long-term cabernet is complex and finely tuned. Its bright, malbec-driven aromas of cassis, redcurrants, violets and cedar/vanilla oak are backed with scents of blackberries and a faintly vegetal, banana-like note. Underpinned by fine, mouthwatering tannins, itÕs long and shapely, with succulent flavours of red, black and blue berries knit tightly with fresh oak and bright acids, finishing with length and poise.
Last Date Tasted: 20/05/2015
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2012
9518.7

2024-2032+
2011
9518.6

2023-2031
2010
9217.8

2022-2030
2009
9518.8

2021-2029+
2007
9518.8

2019-2027+
2005
9318.0

2013-2017
2004
9518.7

2012-2016
2003
9518.8

2015-2023
2002
8716.0

2004-2007+
2001
9117.6

2006-2009+
2000
9017.3

2005-2008
1999
9117.6

2004-2007
1998
8916.8

2003-2006
1997
9318.2

2005-2009
1996
8916.7

2002-2008
1995
9418.4

2003-2007+

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
White Wines
Chardonnay >Classic Dry White Semillon Sauvignon Blanc >DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay >Filius Chardonnay >Heytesbury Chardonnay >Noble Botrytis Riesling >Sauvignon Blanc >Sauvignon Blanc Semillon >Semillon >
Red Wines
Cabernet Merlot >Cabernet Sauvignon >Classic Dry Red Shiraz Cabernet >Filius Cabernet Merlot >Filius Cabernet Sauvignon >Filius Shiraz >Heytesbury Cabernet Blend >Syrah (Formerly Shiraz) >Tom Cullity Cabernet Malbec >
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:
www.vassefelix.com.au
Email:
[email protected]