Picardy Wines Merlot Cabernet 2018 (6 Bottles) Margaret River

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Picardy Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc is a blend of approximately 40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.

This is a wine in the style of old world Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon producing regions – fruity but elegant and with excellent structure which will reward cellaring.

The outstanding features of this wine are its structure, fine grained tannins, low pH without high acidity, excellent colour and pronounced fruit flavours. It should drink superbly for up to twenty years.

Review by Huon Hooke
“Medium to deep red/purple colour; violets, blueberries, cedar and smoke to sniff. The palate is lean and elegantly crafted, medium-bodied and seamlessly textured. Good clean acidity and mild, fine-grained tannins. It’s not a try-hard style, but is comfortable in its skin. Very approachable now. “

Score: 92/100
Drink – 2019–2029
Reviewed – 01 NOV 2019

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Description

In the Vineyard

The vineyard is planted to 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc. However, the wine’s final composition varies according to yields and ripeness, depending on conditions for each vintage.

The vines carry a maximum of 8 tonnes per hectare and excess fruit is hand-thinned at veraison. To help keep crop levels down the vineyard is unirrigated and cane-pruned.

The fruit is harvested according to flavour and is usually around 13° baume. It is then hand-picked and transported to the nearby winery on the Picardy estate.

In the Winery

The fruit is destemmed and pumped to overhead small fermenters. The fermentation is carried out at around 25 degrees Celsius to ensure purity of fruit without excess extraction. During fermentation the wine is hand-plunged 3 times per day. The wine and skins are run directly from the fermenter into the airbag press.

After pressing, the different ferments and varieties are then blended as early as possible to give maximum integration. We also attempt to co-ferment the Cabernet Franc either with the Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon, to further enhance integration.

After blending and settling, the wine is then matured in new to four year old French oak barriques. While in oak, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and each barrel is checked and topped up weekly. This wine is usually racked twice during its oak maturation.

After twelve months in oak the wine is racked out of barrel to a tank and given a gentle filtration on its way to bottle.

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