Houghton C.W. Ferguson Cabernet Malbec 2020

Houghton C.W. Ferguson Cabernet Malbec 2020Cabernet Sauvignon & Family Wine of the Year Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2024 Houghton, founded in 1836, is one of Australia's oldest operating wineries and Western Australias second oldest producer. Fruit for the exceptional C. W. Ferguson Cabernet Malbec is sourced from the Justin Vineyard in the Frankland River sub region of Great Southern the vineyard that also supplies fruit for the flagship Jack Mann Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is named in

Named after his great grandfather Meshach

moreish appeal and elegance to spare

extremely fine

the Tarraford Vineyard in the Lower Yarra under long-term lease

but reveals a perfect ripeness of yellow fruits

because I don’t have the weight of tradition on my shoulders

plentiful fine chocolatey textures

guarding the wine's structure and fruit intensity as it continues to age

The MV6 (from the rockiest soils at the top of the hill) was fermented as whole bunches in an oak fermenter

Barossa Valley (21%)

undergrowth-y herb notes

Canterbury Wines - 95 points and Special Value Wine  ★