Snake + Herring Calypso Cabernet Franc Merlot 2010
Wine Specs
Vintage
2010
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
14
In Stock
Tasting Note
AromaThe Calypso has lifted dried herb, mocha, fruitcake and red berry aromas with some cedary oak in support.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeCabernet Franc, Merlot
Grape Variety
Maturation
Oaked0
PalateThe palate is warm, supple and rich with many layers of fruit, tannin and aromatics. The perfumed Cabernet Franc complements the plummy richness of the Merlot and both contribute the silky finish.
VarietalV_REDBLEND
Vinification
RegionMargaret River - WA
Region CodeDWAMARGRIV
Region Notes
StateWA
Subregion
WinemakerTony Davis
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
James Halliday
94
2012/07/17
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion, July 2012
Light, clear crimson-purple; a fragrant and juicy display of red berry fruits of every description, complexed by fine-grained tannins and French oak. Probably best over the next four years.
Bronze Medal
0
2015/08/10
QANTAS Wine Show of Western Australia 2015
Campbell Mattinson
92
2012/04/26
The Wine Front, 03 February 2012
This is a pretty smart wine. Fleshy, flavoursome, flowing – and yet well tethered by gummy, chewy tannin too. It will work equally well for drinking now, and for cellaring over a handful of years. Blackcurrant, smoky oak, cedar-spice and leafy, autumnal, grassy notes.
Campbell Mattinson
92
2012/04/26
The Wine Front, 03 February 2012
This is a pretty smart wine. Fleshy, flavoursome, flowing – and yet well tethered by gummy, chewy tannin too. It will work equally well for drinking now, and for cellaring over a handful of years. Blackcurrant, smoky oak, cedar-spice and leafy, autumnal, grassy notes.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2010
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
14
Wine Profile
Awards
Bronze Medal
0
2015/08/10
QANTAS Wine Show of Western Australia 2015
Winemaker Notes
Cabernet Franc and Merlot are often maligned from Margaret River as not being quite as good, nor as consistent as Cabernet Sauvignon. Both stars in their home of Bordeaux neither seem to have travelled as well as the stunning Cabernet Sauvignon. Genetics, rootstocks, viruses, poor site selection; these have all played a part in the lesser performance, perceived and actual, of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. However there are sites where the stars do align and grapes of great intensity and complexity are grown. We were seduced by the possibilities of this blend.