2020 Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec matured for 18 months in a mix one third new French oak and seasoned French barrels. Totally opaque midnight black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Red to black currant aromas infused with a combination of cigar box, black olive, earth, bay leaf and spice notes sail through the nostrils. Flowing across the mid weighted palate with plenty of flesh and drive are rich blackcurrant and ripe mulberry fruits. Spicy vanillin cedar, subtle earthy tobacco, delicate black olive and infusions of bay leaf echo through the back half. Seamlessly integrated, finely grained tannins provide the underlying structure. The long, refined conclusion gorgeously layered with fruit.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews….
This is predominantly cabernet but smaller percentages of petit verdot, cabernet franc and malbec contribute. Powerful and controlled cabernet displaying a lot of the black fruit character of this part of Margaret River. On the nose you get a terrific mix of bay leaf, black olive and varietal blackcurrant. There's a pronounced oyster shell minerality bursting through supported by a chalky tannin feel. Integrated and vibrant, it's a wine of energy and drive.
96 points
Ray Jordan

As usual, a tiptop Parterre with enticing florals giving way to mulberries and boysenberries, dried herbs, choc-mint and more besides. It’s medium bodied and wonderfully savoury with powdery tannins and great length. And it will age gracefully. Drink by 2040.
95 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion