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| 2012 Wyndham Estate Cabernet Merlot |
Today I have the pleasure of reviewing the2012 Wyndham Estates Cabernet Merlot by Wyndham Estates (http://www.wyndhamestate.com/) which is located in Australia. This wine has a kind of strange name since usually the Vineyard will pick one varietal or another to classify their wine under but I guess it doesn't matter in the end as long as the wine is well done.
The Vineyard & Winery is named after George Wyndham who planted the first commercial Shiraz Vineyard in Australia back in 1830. Today the Vineyard has Steve Meyer as it's chief Winemaker and I want to share a little snippet of what I thought was nice from the short "about me" on the website "...Playing dad to his young daughter Stella after work might be eating into his golfing time, but he is still finding just enough hours in his busy weeks to jam with his three-piece acoustic band unusually named “Colonel Mustard” (a key player in Cluedo)". Having to spread time between my children, work and the Vineyards (Angel Vineyard & Mirror Image Vineyard) I can relate here. This particular wine goes under the "BIN" (no explanation given) label of Wyndham Estates wine and is from "multi-regional blends" of which they claim they use only "Australia's premium viticultural regions". This label is designed to be "Generous & intense yet soft, approachable and easy to drink". How does any of this really matter? Read on and you will see. The wine is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot and comes from South Eastern Australia. The wine is kept in French Oak for approximately 12 months prior to blending leaving an Alcohol level of 14.2 percent according to the Vineyard.
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| Steve Meyer - Chief Winemaker |
Lets open up this review by discussing just how this wine pours as well as just how it is on your Palette. In the glass we have a wine that is on the pour a dark Red Berry / Blackberry color in color which fits in nicely with how it approaches the pallet which is a Blackberry at first tasting followed closely behind by Current spice and Oak and then finishing in Dark Cherry followed by the wonderful Tannin's.. All of this equates to a smooth finish with those Tannin's being very smooth indeed. The feel they give to the wine has them well situated in this red wine blend. Moving further into our tasting now. The wine is very tasteful with the Blackberry and Dark Cherry mixing nicely with the Current and has the perception of consistency in the way it reveals it's flavor. There are no fluctuations at any time of how the wine hits your palette as well as your other senses. One thing in particular that I like is that the Oak never disappears as it does in some reds when they open up and is there for you to enjoy throughout the bottle and seems to add a sense of power to your glass as you sit back in your easy chair and relax from the busy week. Don't get me wrong here. The Oak is never overpowering or offensive in the first place so there are no worries there. This wine can make even the cheapest of wine glassware seem as if you are drinking from the best Riedel glassware. Once this wine is opened and you take the first taste there will be no more memories of work or stress on your mind. Your thought will travel to exploring this wine. The balance in this wine between characteristics is done very nicely and it is something you will continue to experience throughout the bottle. The tannin's help this wine finish strong and as I have previously said are not what I would consider overpowering but they are definitely not weak either, you will notice they are there and you will appreciate them.
let's sum this all up here because I think I have another bottle in the wine Cellar calling my name. This wine still has plenty of years left on it if you wanted to purchase a few bottles (as I did) to put away in the cellar or wine refrigerator which I highly suggest you do. In closing this is a very nicely crafted wine and a pleasure to recommend.
On The Desert Wine Guy rating scale I would not hesitate to give this a 92 point rating.
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| Wyndham Estate Wine Barrel |
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