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The estate owns and operates many of the finest vineyards in great southern, treating the pick of their fruit to minimal winemaking intervention, capturing the influence of clime on the vintage and harvest. It is the quality of the great southern region and the combination of skill and artistry between viticulture and winemaking that makes drinking west cape howe wines a truly memorable experience within the great southern wine region is a collection of five sub regions. West cape howe cape to cape cabernet merlot 2014 west cape howe wines wins 2016 best value winery of the year qantas epiqure halliday wine companion awards west cape howe was founded in 1997 and soon became one of the most popular wine brands in western australia. Over time it has acquired some of the oldest vineyard resources in the state, giving it unequalled access to the best and most consistent quality fruit. Over time it has acquired some of the oldest vineyard resources in the state, giving it unequaled access to the best and most consistent quality fruit that the cool great southern wine region has to offer. This is the sixth most popular wine from mount barker. Sourced from west cape howes best blocks of mount barker cabernet sauvignon this wine was matured for 18 months in a selection of new and older french oak barriques and then given a further 12 months bottle age before being released. It is thought that the first explorers to our coastline were dutch seafarers in 1627 aboard their fluyt class vessel gulden zeepaard golden seahorse. By james halliday 1192016, see more on halliday wine companion. It was generally a cooler season and the harvest commenced later than usual. West cape howe book ends cabernet sauvignon, great southern. Wwc home australia west cape howe bookends cabernet sauvignon 2014. Similar to cabernet sauvignon but just more fruity, merlot is a. From several vineyards, each portion fermented and matured 18 months separately in new and used french barriques.
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