Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2001Philip Rich's Top 20 wines of 2005 Philip Rich Top 10 Wines of the Past Decade Tyson Stelzer's Top 500 Wines of 2005 2006 Wine industry pioneer David Hohnen established Cape Mentelle Vineyards in 1970. The 16ha Wallcliffe Vineyard was planted in the early 1970s and the winery's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced primarily from this Vineyard. "Immensely powerful and complex cabernet. Its richness, perfectly handled and integrated oak, and supple,

is a brilliant example of Australian terroir showing plenty of concentrated spicy/black cherry fruit

What's more

planted from 1992 to 2000 and made up of clones 114

and smaller berries

The vineyard was originally planted over two phases: Blocks 1-9 were planted from 1992-1994 at vine densities of 2667 vines/ha and Blocks 10-13 were planted in 2001 with vine densities of 4000 vines/ha

unctuosity

One Block K parcel of 115 clone Pinot Noir runs directly alongside Block 5 and the other parcel comes from the very top Block K rows of the MV6 clone Pinot Noir

Its slender

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The balanced acidity and energy in the wine reflect a perfect tension between soil composition

He was looking for sites with altitude

Primary plantings are cabernet sauvignon