2016 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Winemaker's Note 

Blackcurrants, cherries, dried cranberries and Satsuma plums feature on the nose at the forefront. Bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamon, cedar and clove combine with heightened lavender notes and hints of fresh tobacco. The palate is fine with a mineral thread. It is elegant and delicately layered. Blackcurrant and cherries feature again with a subtle cassis edge. The mid-palate has supple flesh with cocoa, coffee bean and cassia leading to a graphite line and powdery tannins.

After berry sorting, cold soak and maceration, pumping over three times daily, the wine pumped to French barriques for mlf and 9 months maturation. The Art Series range has a clear family approach to each wine, a focus and sophistication that brings certainty to its long-term maturity.

97 points James Halliday winecompanion.com.au 1 May 2020