Winery: Sandalford
Region: Margaret River
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
Your Wine Guy says:
The Margaret River in Western Australia is known for their Cabernet Merlot blends and Sandalford offer up a classy example.
Deep red with crimson hues, the nose has a great combination of black berry fruits and spicy toasty oak. These flavours follow onto the palate with some good fleshy fruit characters and well integrated oak. Great now, or for a number of years into the next decade.
92 Points YWG Drink to 2014+
Critics say:
"Great varietal lift of blackcurrant on the nose, and a youthful, briary fruit palate." Winestate, Top 40 - Michael Cooper 01 Oct 09
"Beautiful aromas of redcurrant and cedar with some plummy fruit cake characters. The palate has incredible intensity with a lingering persistent finish. Poised and powerful at the same time. Tannins are very strong and ripe. This is one that will easily cellar for a few years."
Ray Jordan, West Australian
The winemaker says:
Colour: Dark cherry with a magenta hue.
Nose: Very much a classic “Bordeaux” like nose with ripe berry fruits and a touch of violet. Oak nuances are well and truly integrated in to the bouquet.
Palate: Quite young and fresh still. Certainly ripe juicy dark fruit flavours with textured tannins and a warming mouthfeel. Slightly more herbal and savoury in nature, as opposed to a “sweet” fruit style. No evidence of jamminess. Balanced with good length, this wine will cellar well under the correct conditions for several more years to come. – Paul Boulden, Winemaker Sandalford Wines