“It bursts from the blocks with sweet raspberry jam aromas, edging as it breathes towards cloves and gravel. The palate reflects the nose, adding bay leaves, blackcurrant and tobacco. Fine, brick-dust tannin leads the wine out. This looks very good but it also looks a touch advanced; I’d drink this on the earlier side." - Campbell Mattinson
"This classic Margaret River Cabernet comes from two of Voyager Estate’s exceptional vineyard blocks: Old Block, planted in 1978, and Block 12, from the north vineyard, planted in 1995. This comprises 94% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance Merlot.
The fruit was destemmed and sorted to retain as many whole berries as possible. Fermentations occurred at cool temperatures in a mix of small, open-top vats and concrete fermenters and saw twice-daily plunging or pumpovers. After 17 to 23 days, depending on the parcel, the wines were pressed to tight-grained French oak (47% new) for maturation until blending." - Voyager