Cabernet Sauvignon
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Forester Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
RRP: $37.99 Online Price: $32.30 per bottle
Tasting Notes
| Grape Variety | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Oak maturation | 22 months – 1/3 new, 2/3 two and three year old French oak barriques |
| Alcohol | 14.0% Alc/Vol |
| Release date | September 2010 |
| Peak drinking | Drinking well now and will show further integration in 2011. Will reward careful cellaring beyond 2020. |
| Food matches | Slow roasted shoulder of lamb with fresh green beans and redcurrent jelly. |
| Colour | Deep red with violet hue |
| Aroma | Shows tremendous evolution in bouquet as it opens. Initially a mixture of dark earth, plum pudding and coffee bean. There is a growth in the juicy primary fruit aromas of black and blue forest berries. |
| Palate | Excellent structure, complexity and depth of flavour. Concentrated blackberries, current and plum fruits at the core with a fruit-chocolate sweetness adding weight. Acid is well balanced and combines with very fine dry tannin to provide a seamless and elegant length to the wine. A keeper. |
Awards & Achievements
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
Highly Commended – International Wine Challenge 2011
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold, Best in Class – International Wine & Spirits Comp 2010
Silver Medal – Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010
Silver Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2010
Bronze Medal – Sydney Royal Wine Show 2010
3 Stars – Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting 2010
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Medal – Rutherglen Wine Show 2010
Bronze Medal – Scoop Magazine Winter 2009
88 points, Gary Walsh: The Wine Front
4 stars, Equal Top in Category: Winestate Magazine 2010
91 points, Ray Jordan: WA Wine Guide 2010
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal – London International Wine & Spirit Comp 2008
Silver Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2007
Silver Medal – Sydney Royal Wine Show 2008
Silver Medal – International Wine & Spirit Comp 2009
Bronze Medal – Qantas Wine Show of WA 2007
Bronze Medal – Rutherglen Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal – Royal Sydney Wine Show 2009
Bronze Medal – Ray Jordan’s WA Wine Guide 2009
Highly Commended – Sydney International Wine Comp 2008
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Medal – Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2007
Bronze Medal – Royal Perth Wine Show 2007
Bronze Medal – Royal Perth Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2007
90 points, Capbell Mattinson: The Wine Front
90 points, Huon Hooke: SMH “Good Living” May 2007
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal – Qantas Wine Show of WA 2006
Silver Medal – Qantas Wine Show of WA 2005
Bronze Medal – Royal Sydney Wine Show 2005
Top 10 Cabernet Blends – Peter Forrestal, Qantas Magazine
4 1/2 stars, Winestate Tasting Magazine Sept 2005
90 points, Ray Jordan: WA Wine Guide 05/06
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal – Royal Sydney Wine Show 2004
2 Bronze Medals
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
2 Bronze Medals
James Halliday Wine Companion
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
Order Online
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
RRP: $37.99
Online Price: $32.30 per bottle
Winemaker Comments
Viticulture
Hand picked from a selection of super premium cabernet vineyards at our disposal including a portion off open lyre trellis. As always, meticulous management of bud numbers and shoot thinning ensure a balanced canopy to ripen the crop. The vines grow in the well regarded gravelly/granite soils of Northern Margaret River and are allowed to reach full ripeness before harvesting. The 2008 growing season was extremely kind to Margaret River vignerons with good winter rain leading to warm and consistent weather over the summer. The best Cabernets were harvested in late March and the 1st week of April and showed nice dark fruit ripeness with fully developed seed and skin tannin. Even blocks traditionally considered 2nd tier on the quality scale lifted themselves into contention as potentially great single vineyard wines.
Winemaking
The handpicked fruit was held in cold storage overnight prior to crushing to assist in the cold soak before fermentation. Fermentation was strictly controlled at 22-24º Celsius in our small open fermenters with heading down boards. Gentle extraction (a Forester Estate style) was achieved by daily draining wine away from the skins and returning back over. After two weeks in the open fermenters the wine was pressed to a blend of new and older French oak barriques to complete the primary and malo-lactic ferment.
Storage / Bottling
Maturation lasted 22 months before the wine was bottled in February 2010. Bottles under screwcap to ensure the wine retains it’s varietal and regional integrity for longer, this Cabernet will only truly show it’s best from 2013.