Howard Park - Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml)
Howard Park - Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml)
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Production area/appellation: Margaret River (53%) & Mount Barker (47%)
Vineyard name: Leston Vineyard & Abercrombie Vineyard
Soil composition: Shallow lateritic gravels over sandy, clay loam.
Exposure: Northwestern (Leston) & Northeastern (Abercrombie)
Year vineyard planted: 2007 (Leston) & 1976 (Abercrombie)
Harvest time: April
Bottles produced of this wine: 3,144
Varietal composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks
Malolactic fermentation: Yes
Fining agent: Egg White
Type of aging container: Barriques
Age of aging container: 60% New, 40% Older
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 22 months
Total SO2: 59 mg/L
Alcohol: 14%
pH level: 3.58
Residual sugar: 1.5 g/L
Acidity: 6.2 g/L
Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
Named for Walter Abercrombie, the much loved Great Grandfather and mentor of Jeff Burch,
the owner of Howard Park Wines, this is Howard Park's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
Howard Park’s winemaking philosophy is to craft elegant, age-worthy wines from our best sites
in the Margaret River & Great Southern regions of Western Australia. Critical site selection,
meticulous viticultural practice and detailed winemaking underline each Icon wine.
After a cold, wet winter/spring and annual rainfall above the averages of the past decade, the
stage was set for a late start to vintage. Early spring growth was slow, and summer progressed
in the same, mild fashion. Fungal diseases began to thrive in the humid, cool conditions and
fruit selection and early harvesting was necessary to retain quality. By late March the heavens
opened with an abundance of rain. As the mud dried, April delivered an Indian summer of
unseasonably dry and warm conditions until the end of harvest. This prolonged ripening phase
allowed flavours to develop fully and tannins to soften.
Harvest occurred from mid to late April 2017.
Small parcels were handpicked and sorted before fermentation.
Fermentation occurred in head down closed stainless and small, open vat steel fermenters.
Selected parcels remained on skins post the fermentation to further enhance the tannin profile
while others were pressed at dryness to capture fruit vibrancy.
Each batch was matured separately in order to build a wine history over time.
Barrel maturation: 22 months in 60% new and 40% older French oak barriques.
After a light egg white fining and filtration, the wine was bottled.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
The bouquet of this wine is all perfume, poise and pleasure for the lover of fine Cabernet. Great
depth and nuance, as the sweet and saintly violets meld with bush herbs as fresh red, blue and
black fruits, gently simmer beneath the surface. Naturally the flavour and structure of the
palate is no less exciting. A graphite mineral/savoury note gives a defined flavour and direction
to start as rich berry fruits dominate the mid palate then succumb to supple, linear fruit
tannins, cajoled by slick cocoa oak notes that complete the wine. This wine is an organoleptic
extravaganza and will give great enjoyment for decades.
V I N E Y A R D & P R O D U C T I O N I N F O
W I N E M A K I N G & A G I N G
A N A LY T I C A L D A TA
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Estate owned by: Jeff and Amy Burch
Winemaker: Janice McDonald
Total acreage under vine: 492
Estate founded: 1986
Winery production: 3,144 Bottles
Region: Western Australia
Country: Australia
Shipping & Delivery Policy
Shipping & Delivery Policy
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Occasionally a chosen vintage of a wine may sell out or be replaced by a new release after your order is placed. Bottles of wine that are under $20, will not hold up an order and we will simply automatically substitute the wine with the comparable vintage. Please be assured that we will only substitute with a vintage for the same wine. Wine that is valued more than $20 per bottle, we will attempt to contact the customer. After two attempts, the available vintage will be automatically shipped out. (The return policy of $15 return shipping costs, and 15% restocking fee will be enforced.)
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