Out of stock
Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling 2003
Vintage
2003
Peak years to drink
2005 - 2008
Jeremy's score
87 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling
Mount Barker
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 2016
Alc %: 12.5
$ Rel: 33
Last Date Tasted: 26/3/2017
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Cellar
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Drink Now
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Maybe Too Old
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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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2016
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95 | 18.7 | 2028-2036  |
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2013
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95 | 18.7 | 2025-2031  |
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2012
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94 | 18.5 | 2024-2030 |
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2011
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93 | 18.2 | 2019-2023+  |
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2010
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95 | 18.7 | 2022-2030 |
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2009
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90 | 17.2 | 2014-2017 |
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2008
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93 | 18.2 | 2016-2020 |
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2007
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93 | 18.2 | 2012-2015+ |
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2004
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94 | 18.5 | 2012-2016 |
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2003
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87 | 16.2 | 2005-2008 |
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2002
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86 | 15.8 | 2004-2007 |
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2001
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86 | 15.7 | 2003-2006 |
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2000
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92 | 17.8 | 2008-2012 |
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1998
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87 | 16.0 | 2000-2003+ |
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1997
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93 | 18.2 | 2002-2005 |
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1996
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94 | 18.5 | 2004-2008 |
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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:
Email:
