2017 Domaine Naturaliste Morus Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

14 months in French oak (55% new). 2017 was a cool year yet the best of the cabernets produced in that vintage are concentrated, dense and full of pedigree and flavour. Cassis, mulberry, salted black licorice and Szechuan peppercorns. Very long, very dense and lots going on. In his wisdom, my uncle once told me 'the secret to a good party is too loud, too busy and too dark.' This wine has all the makings of a great party - everything crammed into the bottle with the endurance to go long.

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Morus is Bruce Dukes’s finest cuvee of cabernet from the heart of Margaret River. Planted by the second wave of winegrowing pioneers, these fully mature and majestic vines are some of the oldest in the Margaret River. 

The fruit expression includes violets, cassis and mulberry. This cuvee is named to reflect this unique mulberry character; Morus australis being the genus and species name for the mulberry tree.

Mulberry, cassis and cocoa flavours mingle with exotic spices, anise and a hint of aromatic violet. This wine has extraordinary fruit character displaying depth and poise. Elegantly structured with fine, silky ripe tannins, this wine is to be cherished and is destined to evolve over time. A finely detailed wine.