Dukes Vineyard First Cab 2021
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Duke’s Vineyard Halo Range ‘The First Cab’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (6 Bottles) Great Southern, WA

by Duke's Vineyard, Porongurup WA

$390.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

Original owner Duke Ranson’s favourite varietal because Cabernet was the first wine he tasted as a youth that turned him into a wine lover – hence the name of this wine. Savoury and earthy, powered by red berry fruit and finely integrated tannins, this premium Cabernet Sauvignon is a tightly wound gem from our tiny Houghton clonal planting. Lots of ageing potential. Very limited supply.

Appearance: medium-deep magenta, bright ruby edges

Aroma: red cherry, cranberry, yellow plum, raspberry, savoury umami, cinnamon stick, candied red apple, dried red rose petals, graphite, red licorice

Palate: refined, long, densely powerful, and tightly coiled, bright red currant core, succulent and juicy, cranberry, wild raspberry, refined, crushed rose petal, silky, powdery, chalky tannins, complete with great width and persistence, saltbush, crushed Himalayan salt, poised, focused with great energy and verve

95 points, The Real Review

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About Duke’s Vineyard

Duke’s Vineyard is an award-winning, ten-hectare vineyard in the cool-climate Great Southern wine region of Western Australia producing dry Rieslings, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. The vineyard is a unique site that sits at the feet of the ancient granite Porongurup peaks and has views of the Stirling Range to the north. It is characterised by warm ripening days and cooler nights tempered with maritime breezes.

Duke and Hilde Ranson established the vineyard in 1999 and proceeded to garner many top wine awards including the Halliday Wine of the Year in 2019 for the 2017 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling.

In 2022, they retired and handed the business to Winemaker Ben Cane and his partner, Sarah Date. Duke and Ben share the same passion to make beautiful wines from an exceptional terroir; have the same appreciation for cool climate wines; and like to have a lot of fun in the process of making, enjoying, and selling wine.

Duke's Vineyard, Porongurup WA

Duke’s Vineyard is a family-owned, boutique winery that has achieved many outstanding accolades over a 20+ year history including being awarded Best Australian Wine of the Year in 2019 for the 2017 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling by James Halliday’s Wine Companion. Located in the Porongurup subregion—the smallest and most elevated of the Great Southern zones—we are designated a Top 100 Winery in Huon Hooke’s TheReal Review and were awarded Best Riesling of WA for the 2022 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling by Ray Jordan.

A new chapter is being written under the stewardship of Ben Cane and Sarah Date. In 2022, Duke Ranson—the visionary founder—entrusted the legacy of his vineyard to this passionate and accomplished duo. Duke recognised in Ben a kindred spirit: a winemaker committed to minimal intervention, sustainable farming, and excellence in every detail.

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