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Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Producer Voyager Estate
Region, Country Margaret River, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 21613-750

This classic Margaret River Cabernet comes from hand-harvested parcels of fruit off two exceptional vineyard blocks. The core components were the Estate Old Block (planted in 1978) and Block 12 from the North vineyard (planted in 1995). A small parcel of 125 clone from Weightmans Block 5, an exceptionally gravelly  site, was also added to the blend.

The fruit (94 % Cabernet Sauvignon and the remainder Merlot) was hand harvested and destemmed, retaining as many whole berries as possible, then fermented in open fermenters with regular, gentle pump-overs or plunging. Fermentation lasted 15 days and select parcels were left on skins for up to 26 days before being pressed. Each parcel remained separate during the whole process, which included 16 months of maturation in tight-grained French oak. Only after aging was the blend made.

Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Reviews

“The calling card for this wine has long been the soft tannins and it is recommended if you have the patience, to hold for at least 5 years to allow them to melt into the fruit. As it stands, the powerful 2018 vintage is on show, making for one of the more robust and intense iterations of this wine.”
95 points, Erin Larkin, Wine Companion
"It could be nothing other than cabernet. Those dust notes, that pure blackcurrant, the interplay with mint and bay leaves, the cedarwood whispered with tobacco. This is a strong cabernet, fruit-rich and tannic and yet not in any way overblown, or even sweet. It is simultaneously sturdy and fresh. It holds up fractionally on the finish but I suspect that it just needs time to unfurl; everything here pretty much feels and tastes exactly as you’d hope it to."
93+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront

Reviews

“The calling card for this wine has long been the soft tannins and it is recommended if you have the patience, to hold for at least 5 years to allow them to melt into the fruit. As it stands, the powerful 2018 vintage is on show, making for one of the more robust and intense iterations of this wine.”
95 points, Erin Larkin, Wine Companion
"It could be nothing other than cabernet. Those dust notes, that pure blackcurrant, the interplay with mint and bay leaves, the cedarwood whispered with tobacco. This is a strong cabernet, fruit-rich and tannic and yet not in any way overblown, or even sweet. It is simultaneously sturdy and fresh. It holds up fractionally on the finish but I suspect that it just needs time to unfurl; everything here pretty much feels and tastes exactly as you’d hope it to."
93+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront

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