Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009

Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2013 Voyager Estate is one of Margaret River's oldest vineyards, located In the Stevens Valley in the subregion of Wallcliffe. The vineyard was first planted in 1978 and subsequently purchased by mining heir Michael Wright in 1991. It is part of what James Halliday refers to as the 'golden triangle' of Margaret River encompassing Voyager Estate, Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle. This impeccably run Estate crafts a set

packed with distinctive small fruits before an astringent and drying finish of pliant tannins

strawberry seed tannin carries the palate to a point

Old vines growing on their own roots help here

The proximity of the Southern Ocean played an important role in moderating temperatures in Coonawarra

Australia and/or the US

it can be drunk now and over the next ten years

of which 52% was new

but it was the brother duo that decided to diversify from prime lamb production to establish Majella Wines

the iron fist in a velvet glove

remains on the board of directors and is very active at the cellar door

Those with the virtue of patience will be more than ever rewarded by a wine of great richness

with nuances of mint and cloves