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AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE DRIFTWOOD MIXED DOZEN
BLEND
Cabernet Sauvignon 92%, Shiraz 8%
COLOUR
Brilliant garnet red.
AROMATICS
Lifted red berries, spice and fresh herbs.
PALATE
Harmonious array of berry fruits with light oak, silky tannins and delicate
balancing acid.
OAK MATURATION
12 to 14 months in 30% new, 70% 1 year old French and Croatian oak
barriques.
AGEING POTENTIAL
A light year with the balance and fruit to carry medium term ageing.
VINTAGE 2006
A relatively warm and, for recent years wet winter was followed by a long
warm but windy spring giving rise to low fruit set in susceptible varieties.
Summer was mild and intermittently damp leading to remarkable delays of
4 to 6 weeks in harvest.
From the first pick of Chardonnay on 8th March it became apparent that
intense fruit flavours would be enhanced by notable delicacy, particularly
in the whites, and high aromatics.
Disease problems were avoided by sustained diligent work in the vineyard,
and the wines from the remarkable season are delicate and intensely
aromatic with vibrant fruit flavours. | |  | » 3 x Driftwood Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE DRIFTWOOD MIXED DOZEN
BLEND
Shiraz 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 17%, Merlot 3%
COLOUR
Dark purple red.
AROMATICS
Aromas of blackberries, aniseed, spice and mocha oak lift.
PALATE
Fruit dominated and of medium weight with spicy oak and fine dusty
tannins.
OAK MATURATION
10 - 12 months in mainly 1 - 3 year old, with 10% in new, mainly American,
barriques.
AGEING POTENTIAL
Intended for early drinking, but with potential for attractive development
over 5 years or so.
VINTAGE 2007
Relatively warm, dry conditions through winter and spring continued
through summer, culminating in a hot spell late in the ripening period. In
sharp contrast with 2006 harvest began slightly earlier than usual, and
proceeded at a steady pace with few disease problems.
The return to more normal ripening conditions led to fuller bodied whites
with more robust flavours, and well balanced reds with the full range of
varietal flavours complemented by good tannin structures and moderate
palate weight. | |  | » 3 x Driftwood Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2008
AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE DRIFTWOOD MIXED DOZEN
BLEND
Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 43%, Cabernet Franc 7%, Shiraz 5%.
COLOUR
Dense red.
AROMATICS
Cabernet aromas of berries, hints of herbs and undertones of spicy wood
smoke.
PALATE
A medium bodied seamless marriage of tightly structured Cabernet and
soft fruity Merlot, with delicate tannins and sweet fruit on the long finish.
OAK MATURATION
12 - 15 months in French and about 15% Croatian oak.
AGEING POTENTIAL
While this wine can be enjoyed now, symmetry between fruit, acid and oak
will reward careful cellaring for 2 to 4 years.
VINTAGE 2008
After a late onset to a generally mild wet winter icy gales in late winter and
early spring were followed by destructive hail storms just after fruit set.
The remainder of the growing and ripening season was warm and fine,
allowing welcome opportunity for vine and crop recuperation. Yield
recovery from the early setbacks was erratic but thankfully quality, after
vigilant disease monitoring and careful canopy management, was not
adversely affected. Fruit flavours developed well and ripening was even,
with minimal disease pressure. A vintage of modest volume but high
quality. | |  | » 3 x Driftwood Shiraz 2006
Over the year Driftwood has made some of the Margaret River’s best shiraz. This one from the cooler 2006 vintage is a classically elegant and stylish shiraz with fine tannins, subtle oak and persistent fruit. Great drinking over the next couple of years | |
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