Product Description
Aromas of luscious red berry fruit, a soft and suculent palate with an elegant structure. 64.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.4% Merlot.
| Awards: | Silver Medal: Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2003 2 Bronze Medal: 2003 Royal Sydney & Royal Perth Wine Shows. |
| Region: | 100% Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River. |
| Colour: | Hamelin Bay`s Cabernet Merlot 2001 has a brilliant clarity of medium intensity, with a ruby red centre and a pale red hue. |
| Bouquet: | The nose displays an attractive mintiness, with a sweet core of red berry fruits. |
| Palate: | The palate is focussed on a vibrant mid palate. Fine grainy tannins afford a tight knit structure ensuring that cellaring will be rewarded. |
| Source: | Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River |
| Vintage Characteristics: | Warm dry vintage. |
| Vinification: | Fermented in stainless steel static fermenters and left on skins for 2 to 4 weeks. |
| Cellaring Potential: | Suggested best 3 to 5 years plus. |
| Oak Treatment: | 100% with 50% new French. |
| Serving Suggestion: | Enjoy with roast pork and vegetables. |
| Alcohol: | 14.5% |
| Sweetness: | Dry |
| Residual Sugar: | 0.8g/L |
| pH: | 3.55 |
| Acidity: | 6g/L |
| Harvest Date: | March 2001 |
| Bottling Date: | December 2002 |
