Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon

Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Description

'Son of' the Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon. It carries the structure, power and tannins of classic Cabernet in an earlier drinking, more forward style from fruit sourced from each of the Vasse Felix vineyards.

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Acclaim
“Margaret River Cabernets are remarkable for their combination of elegant structure and juicy fruit flavors, with the best among them demonstrating a particular finesse. Vasse Felix is a pioneer in the region, commanding more than 50 years of winemaking—and, under the leadership of chief winemaker Virginia Willcock, the wines have never been better. The Filius line of Vasse Felix wines is meant to be approachable while young. For this bottling, Margaret River Cabernet is blended with Malbec from estate vineyards. Willcock employs wild-yeast fermentation in open-top fermenters, resulting in expressive aromatics and soft tannins, followed by 11 months of aging in French oak barrels before blending. When Willcock first started experimenting with indigenous fermentation, what she found was ‘mind-blowing,’ with the wines showing more heart, soul and earth than ever before. ‘We’re finding that the wines are more naturally sound,” she says. ‘There is more vibrancy to the fruit.’” — Wine Spectator, Jan 2024
“Stunning and complex, concentrated and stylish, with pure raspberry puree, black cherry and details of earthy dried porcini mushroom, along with notes of toasted herbs, sandalwood and espresso bean. The long finish reveals firming tannins, but they remain polished and effortless.” — Wine Spectator, Oct 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
selected sites throughout Margaret River
Soil composition
deep gravel loam soil over clay
Training method
VSP, BAL
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1998
Harvest time:
March-April 2015
First vintage of this wine:
2014
Bottles produced of this wine:
200,000
Average Vine Age:
20
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Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
13 days
Varietal composition:
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Malbec, 4 % Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks (Rotary and Static)
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
10% new, 90% 1-5 year old
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Analytical Data
No relevant data were found.
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Wine Production

A remarkably ripe and soft wine. The individual batches were destemmed and fermented as whole berries using only wild yeast residing on the fruit. Cabernet parcels underwent a suitable duration of maceration to extract a fine backbone of structural tannins and blackcurrant laden fruit. Malbec and Petit Verdot were pressed off skins earlier to maintain a soft and luscious mouth feel. The resulting wines were matured in fine French oak for 12 months prior to blending. Limited racking was used to help preserve the delicate wild characters captured in this low intervention approach.