Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2004

Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2004James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2008 Wine Business Monthly (WBM) Top 100 Wines of the Year 2008 "The 2004 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot is the best red wine that has been made at this estate." Cliff Royal, Winemaker 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

The price is mind-blowing

Around the time of the Tolpuddle Vineyard purchase

the beat of gravelly tannin ensures it's all built on a firm foundation

rich blood plum and a hint of white chocolate finishing with mild lingering tannins

The wine is a super concentration of unique aromas and flavours only achieved using these non-conventional winemaking techniques

It is fermented in a five-tonne oak barrel with an open-top fermenter

Both vintages were very youthful

the oak has been as important in shaping texture and mouthfeel as imparting flavour

earthy tones and crunchy tannins

"Great Western at its finest

Generous and creamy with superb tension of fruit and structure

The text below is taken from an article by Huon Hooke that appeared in The Real Review