Vasse Felix - Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Vasse Felix
Country	Australia
Region	South West Australia
Subregion	Margaret River
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2022
Sku	108620
Size	750ml
ABV	14.00%

Vasse Felix Description

2022 Filius Cabernet
Sauvignon
APPEARANCE
Deep garnet with a ruby red tinge.
NOSE
Lovely blood plum and cassis fragrance, with graphite, bay
laurel, violets, spicy charcuterie, and a hint of bouquet garni
mixed with cedar.
PALATE
Incredibly soft, juicy and approachable with intense dark
fruit flavour. Silken berry puree with fresh fruit acidity and a
soft powdery dry tannin finish with lingering cassis and dark
chocolate flavours.
WINEMAKER COMMENTS
The individual batches were destemmed and sent as whole
berries to stainless steel rotating fermenters. 100% wild yeast
was allowed to ferment all our red batches. After a few days in
a gentle soak, fermentation kicked off, with batches pressed
once fermentation was complete. Open top and use of aeration
during fermentation helped to promote a clean fruit perfume,
soften the tannins and bring so much life to the wine. The
resulting wines were matured in fine French oak for 11 months
prior to blending, with limited racking to help preserve the
delicate wild characters captured in this low intervention
approach.
VINTAGE DESCRIPTION
A cool, winter-like spring saw vine growth delayed in
development. Rainfall in October was significant. A dry
and warm summer, with sustained warmth day and
night through December, January and February, possibly
influenced by another La Niña season, saw a rapid ripening
period for all white varieties, with all vineyards harvested
in little over a month. Fruit quality was excellent with
surprising delicacy and elegance. A low yielding vintage,
primarily due to spring conditions over the past two years.
Warm and rapid veraison for reds in early February was ideal
and saw the Syrah start to come off reasonably early and
the Cabernet’s desirable ripe flavours pronounce themselves
quickly. Vine health remains fantastic, with fruit quality high
and flavours concentrated.
VARIETIES
90.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Malbec
HARVESTED
21 March - 12 April 2022
PRESSING
Pneumatic bag press
FERMENTATION
100% wild yeast, 100% whole berry
FERMENTATION VESSEL
98.5% Roto fermenter
1.5% Static Ferment
TIME ON SKINS
15 days average
MATURATION
French oak barrique,
100% 1-5 year old,
11 months average
BOTTLED July 2023
TA 6.1g/L PH 3.54
RESIDUAL SUGAR 1.1g/L
ALCOHOL 14.0%
VEGAN FRIENDLY Yes
CELLARING Fresh on release, 10 years to reveal beautiful
aged complexities.
A new-age Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon (blended with Malbec),
expressing all the regional hallmarks. It is a bright, fruit-forward,
earlier-drinking style with attractive savoury nuances from Vasse
Felix’s quality-led, minimal intervention winemaking approach.