Winemaker Notes
Ruby red in color, this wine offers a complex, savory nose embedded with dried twigs, mushroom, soy, kelp, cowhide, peanut husk and cacao. The savory fragrance gives way to fruit cake notes, with orange peel, red gum flower and concentrated blackcurrant combining to form an alluring bouquet. A plump entrance and fruity core lead to building fine, ripe tannins. A line of fresh red berry tang, reminiscent of dried cranberry and blackcurrant flavors, is followed by notes of dry sweet biscuit, chocolate, iron, and spicy oak.
Blend: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A very composed and powerful cabernet with plenty of rich red and darker berries such as blueberries, raspberries, redcurrants and cherries. The palate is smoothly rendered with a wealth of fine, densely arrayed tannins. Superb.
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Decanter
Consistently one of region's best value reds, this is soft and fleshy, with mulberry and bramble aromatics and a plush, velvety texture. It has the structure to age, yet is well integrated and opulent, finishing with fine, ripe tannins.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: In a world where many Cabernet Sauvignon regions tout power over finesse, it comes to a welcome relief that we can have beautiful elegance from the Margaret River in Western Australia. As one of the world's standout regions for this grape variety, this region deserves more attention than it currently receives. The 2015 Vasse Felix is an outstanding example of the best wines from this growing region. TASTING NOTES: This wine is elegant and persistent. Its aromas and flavors of savory spices and black fruit should pair beautifully with a double-cut, grilled pork chop over rice pilaf. (Tasted: February 5, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Succulent red fruit marks the nose of the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon. Hints of cassis and baking spices add dimension to this medium to full-bodied effort. It's smooth and silky, with a persistent finish. Drink it over the next decade.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.