De Beaurepaire Le Marquis Cabernet

Our Cabernet Sauvignon is quite unique for Australia due to our cool climate. It has an exceptionally long hang time on the vines from Veraison at the end of January/early February through to vintage in April and sometimes May. This leads to early tannin polymerisation (maturation) on the vine rather than awaiting bottle aging, producing softer, silky tannins normally seen in older cabernets. Victor is made in stellar vintages. Despite the flavour intensity, it is a structured and elegant wine. Long and soft tannins. There is none of the often-herbaceous character of this variety in our wines (nor in our other cabernets). It is a wine that ages exceedingly well with the first Victor (2004) still demonstrating bold fruit flavours and good acidity. Not fined nor filtered to maximise taste/aromatics.

Painting is of our ancestor, Marquis Jean-Baptiste Joseph de Beaurepaire, Knight of Malta and Knight of Saint-Louis, born 1731. Soldier, statesman, vigneron, and defender of Burgundy’s eastern borders from our family home at Beaurepaire-en-Bresse.