MadFish Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

MadFish Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Wine Description

Picturesque Madfish Bay is located in the remote southern corner of Western Australia. The bay's tranquility is broken when two tides meet. According to local folklore, the fish, confused by this natural phenomenon, can be observed leaping in the air as if in a state of complete madness. The MadFish wine range and label, first released in 1992, was named as an homage to this unique geographical occurrence. The superb climate of South West Australia has always been conducive to the cultivation of healthy wine grapes with attractive and vibrant fruit flavors.

Madfish Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is crafted to produce a wine with a complete palate profile. After crushing, the grapes are fermented in stainless tanks with traditional pump over to help extract colour, tannin and flavour. Maturation in French oak barriques for 8 months produces a wine packed full of ripe fruit flavours and savoury oak tannins.

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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Gravel and Clay-Loam
Training method
VSP
Elevation:
300 - 430 feet
Vines/acre:
746
Yield/acre:
2.4 - 3.2 tons
Exposure:
Various
Harvest time:
March
First vintage of this wine:
2014
Bottles produced of this wine:
26,000
Certifying Organizations:
Winemakers Federation of Australia's Entwine initiative
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
7 - 21
Varietal composition:
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
7 - 10 days
Fermentation temperature:
68 - 82 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels and Stainless steel tanks
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.59
Acidity:
0.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14.3 %
Residual sugar:
5.4 g/L