Fermoy Estate 2018 Reserve Cabernet - Margaret River
Description
Fermoy Estate 2018 Reserve Cabernet - Margaret River Western Australia, Australia
APPEARANCE Rich plum red with black tints.
AROMA Vibrant aromas of mulberry, boysenberry and blueberry fruits lead into dark chocolate and cedar spice with savoury notes of sage and black olive.
PALATE Finely structured and elegant, this medium weighted wine displays an innate power whilst retaining delicacy and poise. Fine spun tannins carry ripe, succulent, perfumed fruits across the palate, while mint and sage freshness with savoury spice adds intrigue and complexity. Ripe fruit tannins and tight-grained French oak provides tension, structure, form and length to ensure a beautifully elegant finish.
OAK DETAIL 18-months maturation in a combination of new (42%) and seasoned French oak barriques.
CELLARING Tannins are plentiful – providing a structural framework to the wine and ensuring good cellaring potential of 20+ years, however they are sufficiently fine and elegant to allow for immediate enjoyment.
Gold – 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards, Best In Show 97 Points
97 pts. Best in Show Award – 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
96 pts. Gold medal – 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards
95 pts. Gold medal – 2022 & 2023 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards; 2023 Halliday Cabernet Challenge; 2023 Sydney Royal Wine Show; 2023 Wine Show of WA; 2022 WA Boutique & Single Vineyard Wine Show.
97 pts: “Do Cabernet Sauvignon and Margaret River go together? Well, it’s the fourth time that the combination has been featured in our Best In Show selection – so yes, they do. Three of those laureates, intriguingly, have come from the high-quality, low-quantity 2020 vintage – and if this wine is anything to go by, it’s a vintage which is taking its time to reach even early maturity. This wine remains an opaque black-red in colour, with admirably pure and restrained aromas of shapely blackcurrant lent freshening complexity by bush and scrub notes – a single sniff is transporting. The wine is concentrated and refined on the palate. Not merely fruity, though there is plenty of that ‘noble’ blackcurrant to enjoy, but the fruit is lent shade and nuance by the biotope allusions evident on the nose. The tannins and acids are measured and proportionate; the ripeness well-judged; and the wine moves through the mouth with easy, drinkable grace.” Judges Comments, Decanter World Wine Award 2024.
