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2022 'Cannonball' Cabernet Sauvignon

PRICE

BOTTLE
$65.00
The 2022 Cannonball shows lifted primary fruit with blackberry, olive, cassis, cherry, roast almond and rockdust notes competing for dominance. With air the more floral and savoury notes emerge. The medium to full palate shows delicacy and concentration, layered tannins with a floral edge and great length. I just had the 2022 Cannonball with sirloin and it rocks.

Details

  • RegionMargaret River, Western Australia
  • Vintage2022
  • TypeRed Wine
  • VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
  • Variety Composition

    90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec, 4% Merlot

  • Alcohol Volume14%
  • Maturation

    10 years

  • ClosureScrewCap
  • Background

    We have been making Cannonball since 2011 and we have evolved our approach. Originally conceived as a Bordeaux-style blend, we have moved to a more dominant Cabernet Sauvignon style utilizing different Cabernet clones with smaller nuances of other varieties. We have always regarded Cabernet Sauvignon as the best of the red varieties in Margaret River and this is our offering for those who feel the same.

  • Vintage Notes

    A cool dry winter was followed by a cooler spring which led to late budburst, however the warm summer was punctuated by a hot spell in late January. This brought ripening forward again. The rest of February, March and early April was dry and benign, leading to powerful Cabernet Sauvignon fruit with fine ripe tannins.

  • Winemaking

    Harvested over several days in March and April, the various parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon were fermented separately, and pressed at both dryness and extended maceration. Maturation was in a variety of new (20%), 1yo and 2 yo oak, mostly puncheons for 10 months. Bottling was in January 2023.

  • Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

    2032

  • Food Matches

    Beef Ragout with Fettuccini

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