A new-age Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon (blended with Malbec), expressing all the regional hallmarks. It is a bright, fruit-forward, earlier-drinking style with attractive savoury nuances from Vasse Felix’s quality-led, minimal intervention winemaking approach.
Cellaring: Fresh on release, 10 years to reveal beautifulaged complexities.
Food pairing:
Red meat - Roast beef, lamb, hamburgers, prime rib, New York strip, and filet mignon
Seafood - Pepper-crusted ahi tuna, succulent seafood
Cheese - Aged cheese, creamy cows milk cheeses
Other - BBQs, pizza, pasta, poultry
Vasse Felix Wine, Filius - Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine style: Red wine
Country: Australia
Region: Margaret River
Year:
Blend: 90.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Malbec
Alcohol: 14%
Flavour notes: plum. cassis. violets. spicy charcuterie. cedar. berry. dark chocolate
Food pairing: Red meat - Roast beef, lamb, hamburgers, prime rib, New York strip, and filet mignonSeafood - Pepper-crusted ahi tuna, succulent seafoodCheese - Aged cheese, creamy cows milk cheesesOther - BBQs, pizza, pasta, poultry
Maturation: French oak barrique,100% 1-5 year old,11 months average
Cellaring potential: Now until 2032
