2019 Singlefile Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot


VINEYARD & WINEMAKING
This wine is a blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon and 21% merlot
The fruit was picked and sorted in early April 2019. It was cold soaked in small fermenters for five days before undergoing an extended and gentle maceration allowing for the softening of the tannins. Twenty five percent of the wine was matured in new Bordeaux oak barriques. The balance went to one year old and two year old Bordeaux barriques for thirteen months maturation before final blending and bottling in October 2020.
THE WINE
This wine displays bright and lifted aromas of dark berry and bay leaf, and gentle oak support. The wine is effortlessly mouth filling with juicy red fruit flavours balanced with acidity and gentle fine grained tannins which lead to a long finish. It is well suited to red meat dishes such as a roast leg of lamb with garlic and herbs.
CRITIC REVIEWS OF NOTE
2019 Vintage
New Release
2018 Vintage
5 stars, Equal Top in Category, Best of the West, Winestate Magazine, Apr 2020
4 stars, Winestate Magazine, Feb 2020
2017 Vintage
96 points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2019
92 points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Jun 2019
92 points, Steve Leszczynski, QWine, Jun 2019
96 points, Top 40 Winter Reds, James Halliday, The Weekend Australian, May 2019
17.5 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, May 2019
16.0 points, Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com, Dec 2018
96 points, James Halliday, Top 100, The Australian, Nov 2018
2016 Vintage
95 points, Ned Goodwin, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2018
17.5 points, Regan Drew, Vinonotebook, Jun 2018
92 points, Steve Leszczynski, QWine, Apr 2018
17.8 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, Apr 2018
92 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, Mar 2018
2015 Vintage
95 points, Jane Faulkner, Australian Wine Companion, Aug 2017
92 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, Apr 2017
92 points, QWine, Jun 2017
18.3 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, Jul 2017
2014 Vintage
95 points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, Oct 2016
93 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, May 2016
18 points, Barry Wineman, Fine Wine Club, Aug 2016
This pairs beautifully with an Italian meal (we had pizza) and is a crowd pleaser. We served lightly chilled on a warm Perth evening.