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2013 Trinders Cabernet Merlot

Low yields and well above average summer temperatures offered perfect ripening conditions for Margaret River cabernet blends.

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The Cabernet Merlot blend takes inspiration from the classic red wines of Bordeaux. Cape Mentelle has developed an international reputation for outstanding Bordeaux varietal and blended wines which are perfectly suited to the climate and soils of Margaret River. This blend seeks to capture the depth and structure of cabernet with the dark fruit and plush flavours of merlot, which when blended create a well- rounded, full and rich style.

Appearance

Medium brick red

Nose

Toasted cedar bark, dusty chocolate and iron earth notes on the nose

Palate

Medium to full bodied with dark earth and spice finishing with mocha chocolate and black fruit.

Blend

62% Cabernet Sauvignon. 32% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

Cellaring

Now to 2022

Food Pairing Notes

American style slow cooked and smoked beef ribs with coleslaw and pickled vegetables.

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The Vineyard

A blend of varietals and vineyards withthe majority of fruit produced on Cape Mentelle managed properties including the Estate, Kyella, Chapman Brook and Crossroads vineyards along with selected growers. The majority of these vineyard soils are derived from decomposed granite and consist of a gravelly loam over a deep clay subsoil. All vines are cane pruned and vertically shoot positioned and managed to ensure balanced growth during the season.

Winemaking

After the fruit was destemmed and berry sorted, individual vineyard batches were fermented on skins for up to 30 days. At the desired balance of fruit and tannin extraction, each batch was gently basket pressed, with harder pressings kept aside. The individual parcels were racked to oak following pressing for malolactic fermentation. Regular rackings over a 14 month period ensured the individual wines were at their best prior to blending. The wines were matured in selected Bordeaux coopered barriques of which 20% were new.

Analysis

13.5% alcohol, 5.8 g/l total acidity, 3.53pH.

The Wine front August 2014

Campbell Mattinson

The first time I ever bought Trinders was off the back of a Ralph Kyte-Powell review. Would have been the late 1990s, by memory. Remarkable how you can (usually) remember the review(er) that that landed the wine in your cellar. This is a good, fresh, well-balanced red without being anything spectacular. It’s one of those wines that will end up ageing well on the back of its just-right sense of proportion. It tastes of mulberry, bay leaves, blackcurrant and cloves. It’s straight-forward, medium-weight, carries a firm-ish swagger of tannin and a tickle of acid. Fresh fruit makes it good to drink now but it will be better again once it’s mellowed out some.

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2013 Trinders Cabernet Merlot

The Wine front August 2014

Campbell Mattinson

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