Voyager Estate MJW Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 750ml

Voyager Estate MJW Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is elegant, layered and beautifully structured.

Voyager Estate MJW Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is elegant, layered and beautifully structured. This premium Margaret River Cabernet shows everything that makes the region so highly regarded, combining beautifully concentrated dark fruit with savoury complexity, freshness and fine tannins. It is refined rather than heavy, with impressive depth and balance that makes it a fantastic bottle to enjoy now or continue cellaring.

The 2018 vintage was an excellent season for Cabernet at Voyager Estate, producing ripe, concentrated flavours together with fine, silky tannins. This is a serious and polished Cabernet that will appeal to those who love classic Margaret River reds with elegance, structure and plenty of character.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Cassis, mulberry and blackberry with graphite, dried herbs, mocha and subtle cedar.

Palate: Fresh and beautifully balanced with concentrated dark berry fruit, fine chalky tannins, savoury complexity and a lovely sense of richness through the middle.

Finish: Long, refined and structured, with dark berry fruit, cedar and lingering bittersweet savoury notes.

About Voyager Estate

Voyager Estate is one of Margaret River's recognised premium wine producers, based in Stevens Valley in the southern part of the region. Cabernet Sauvignon is a major focus of the estate, with the MJW Cabernet representing a particularly refined expression of Voyager Estate's distinctive Margaret River style.

Reviews

Halliday Wine Companion - 97 Points 

Fruit from the Estate Old Block (planted 1978) and the North vineyard, Block 12 (planted 1995), both to the Houghton clone. Matured for 18 months in French oak (46% new). This wine absolutely needs a decant prior to drinking, so this bracket was poured before lunch  it has been in the glass nearly an hour and still it is opening. The tannins require us to start at the finish, as they close around the fruit. However, they are superfine, pumice like, and shape the red fruit in the mouth. This is a sophisticated, powder fine cabernet that shows the power and might of the 2018 vintage, albeit in its inherently restrained manner. This is svelte and it will live an age. Erin Larkin

Cellaring Potential

Already showing beautiful complexity, the Voyager Estate MJW Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 can be enjoyed now and should continue to develop gracefully with careful cellaring through to around 2032.

Details

Producer: Voyager Estate
Vintage: 2018
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Margaret River, Western Australia
Wine Style: Classic Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Wine Body: Medium to Full
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screw Cap