Single vineyard, vibrant, aromatic & lifted medium-bodied with expressive Cabernet fruit flavours; smooth, refined tannins & tremendous length

A blend of up to five Chardonnay clones, but principally Gingin. Citrus, melon & apple aromas, with a suggestion of bread & nuts. A fine nectarine/honeydew palate with intensity, medium weight & richness; clean, persistent finish with a citrus tang

Typically, multi-layered, richly textured yet restrained & elegant. Shows subtle white peach flavours, aromas of cashew, bran, toast, & a touch of cream, with a grapefruit finish. Fresh, delicate, textured & persistent.

Margaret River Semillon is very distinctive and at Juniper we are aiming to produce a fine, elegant, complex wine with medium-term cellaring potential from this wonderful variety. The use of ‘free range’ yeast, barrel-fermentation in tight-grained French oak and maturation on yeast lees are all employed to build texture and structure along with a touch of smoky complexity without dominating the fruit characters and maintaining elegance in the wine.

This single vineyard wine is made from our dry grown Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1973, picked in a number of small batches and carefully crafted to make the best Cabernet possible. Small quantities of other complementary varieties are trialed during the final blending to further add to the depth and complexity of the Cabernet Sauvignon. Elegant structure, complexity, depth of quality fruit, balance and longevity are the key goals.

The 2014 vintage marked our first release of this wine which is sourced form our dry grow Wilyabrup vineyard, and in some vintages sometimes supplemented by a parcel from our Karridale vineyard. Selectively picked, sorted, hand-plunged in open fermenters and usually matured in old hogsheads