Growing Area:		South Western Australia
	Grape Varieties:		Cabernet Sauvignon
	Alcohol:		13.9% by volume
	Total Acidity:		7.03 grams/litre
	Residual Sugar:		2.0 grams/litre
	pH:		3.35
	General Characteristics:		Sweet Dry Light Bodied Full Bodied
	Food Suggestions:		Rare roasted beef, Venison or Duck confit.
	Description:		Western Australian Cabernet at its best; soft and elegant with persistent ripe currant and berry flavours.

Winemaker's comments:

Intense deep garnet in colour with crimson hues. Characteristic Cabernet fruit aromas of blackcurrant, mulberry leaf and red bell peppers, together with an array of spices including sage and bay leaf, deliver a powerful bouquet. A fruit driven wine with subtle vanillin oak spice and underlying earth and tobacco characters. The palate shows elegant structure, with great intensity of varietal character, the texture is plush with great fruit sweetness. Soft, delicate tannins add finesse and great length. An opulent wine with a silky texture. This wine will benefit from cellaring up to 5 - 8 years.

Background Information:

Moondah Brook is a contemporary range of varietal wines sourced from premium Western Australian vineyards.

As a true expression of each variety, Moondah Brook wines are fruit driven with spicy full-flavoured styles. Intensity and texture, together with premium WA fruit, make them perfect food wines.

Moondah Brook - Bring out the flavour.

What's the Difference?:

2000 provided an outstanding vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in Western Australia.

This 2000 vintage Moondah Brook Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from southern Western Australian vineyards grown on laterite gravel and sandy clay soils. Malolactic fermentation followed by maturation for 18 months in a combination of 80% new, French and American, barriques provides suppleness and support to the intensely rich fruit.

Moondah Brook, gold medal winner at Brisbane 2002 Wine Show, sets the benchmark for Western Australia Cabernet under $20.

Food Suggestions