Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Description

Howard Park, one of Western Australia’s pioneering wine families with a 30 year history and two generations of tireless work of the Burch family, they specialise in the state’s premier grape-growing regions of Margaret River and the Great Southern. They are also part of Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW), an exciting collective of 12 multi-generational family-owned wine producers.

Winemaker Janice McDonald and the family are still celebrating after winning Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year for 2018. Peter Forrestal, of Gourmet Traveller said  “Janice McDonald is an astounding winemaker: demanding of herself and others; rigorous; painstaking in her attention to detail.”

Margaret River is Australia’s most spectacular wine region with breathtaking coastline, Karri forests and maritime climate perfectly suited to premium grape growing. It is also arguably Australia’s premier Cabernet Sauvignon grape
growing region and Cabernet Sauvignon its greatest natural asset. Great Cabernet should be both perfumed and poised, and meticulous site selection is critical to capturing these key attributes.100% estate grown fruit Howard Park

makes beautiful wines with depth of fruit, balance and structure that overdeliver across the board.

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are sourced from several select vineyard sites located in the Wilyabrup sub region and north to Wildwood Rd in an endeavour to capture ripe fruit flavours, supple tannins and the distinctive perfume of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon.

The individual vineyard blocks that contribute to Miamup Cabernet are vinified separately. After fermentation on skins, the malolactic is conducted in tank prior to barrel maturation. Maturation occurs in our favourite French oak for 18 months. This length of time in oak allows for the thorough integration of oak and fruit tannins. Bottling occurs in September of the wine’s second year and released when ready.

A brooding deep garnet in color with youthful and classic cabernet aromas of mint, violets, savoury dry herbs and briary hedgerow fruits, all spiced with a touch of mocha and toasted oak. The palate is a bag of bramble fruits – red currants, mulberries, plums, blackberries and blueberries, all supple and rich. This ambling fruit power is bridled by an ample swathe of fine fruit tannins, well assisted by the finest grained French oak.

93 points, James Suckling “I like the savory iodine and bark notes here overlaid with black berry fruit, nutmeg and bay leaves. It’s juicy and supple with a medium to full body, silky tannins and soft, salty finish.”

91 points, Decanter “Howard Park is reliably good value, and this is a strong new addition to Tesco’s Australian line-up. Good Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon doesn’t come cheap, and you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck with this wine, which spent 18 months in French oak before release. Fresh and fragrant, this has a perfume of cassis and dried herbs, supple tannins and ripe fruit. Accomplished winemaking on display here, and much to enjoy if you’re after a full-bodied but not overblown New World Cabernet.”

RRP $32   Our Special Price $24.50 when you buy 6 or more of this wine …. Limited stock of this vintage.