Ringbolt 21 Barriques Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Description
As treacherous as it is beautiful, Western Australia’s rugged southwest coastline is littered with shipwrecks – the wreck of the Ringbolt being one of them. Sunk in the late 1800s in what is now known as Ringbolt Bay, located on the southern tip of the Margaret River wine region, adjacent to Cape Leeuwin. It is at Ringbolt Bay where the Southern and Indian Oceans merge and their invigorating waters lap at the edge of the Margaret River wine region.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
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Wine Production
This vineyard in the Wilyabrup region was planted in 1970 with superior Cabernet Sauvignon clones, the vines are dry-grown and low cropped. The grapes are hand picked and de-stemmed into open fermenters, maceration was vigorous with regular flooding of the skins, giving controlled extraction of colour and tannin. After pressing, the finished wine is matured for 16 months in French oak barriques, 35 percent of them new.
About the Vineyard
The vineyard is planted north-south on a buck-shot gravel ridge a few kilometres inland from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River’s maritime climate, coupled with well drained soils, has brought the region great recognition for outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon; the Wilyabrup sub-region being the ultimate expression.
