Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Beautifully pitched with intense cassis, and dark chocolate aromas, the palate offers plenty of fruit sweetness, underlying savoury oak and fine-grained tannins, the Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet displays notable vinosity and richness. A multi-vineyard, multi-regional wine, the fruit is derived principally from the Abercombie vineyard in the Great Southern region. The ‘structural soul’ of the wine comes from this north-facing Mount Barker vineyard, planted in 1975, on lateritic soils, mostly gravelly loams and deep clays. The Margaret River fruit component, from the Leston vineyard, adds weight and texture. Vinification takes place in open-top fermenters with some components of the blend barrel fermented.