Cape Mentelle Wilyabrup Cabernet & Cabernet Franc
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 2012
Alc %: 13.5
Last Date Tasted: 26/7/2014
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Cape Mentelle
Bursting onto the scene in the 1970s and winning consecutive JImmy Watson trophies (when they meant something) in the early 1980s, Cape Mentelle is unquestionably capable of crafting some of the country's finest wines, from each of the region's classic and varieties and combinations, plus zinfandel in something of a happy anomaly. The brand went right off the boil under a previous winemaking regime in the mid of last decade, and I am keen to see what its current releases - under what is essentially a new team under David Moulton (who was not calling the shots when the wines took a dramatic turn south). Cape Mentelle is one of the steadily expanding number of wineries owned by Endeavour Drinks, the alcoholic beverage offshoot of Woolworth's.
Winemaker:
David Moulton, Coralie Lewis
Viticulturist:
David Moulton, Annabel Angland
Production Dozen:
90000
Tonnes Processed:
1100
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Address:
331 Wallcliffe Road , Margaret River , Western Australia 6285 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Margaret River
Telephone:
(08) 9757 0888
Facsimile:
(08) 9757 3233
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