Vasse Felix | Heytesbury Cabernet 2002

PV Tasting Notes

I was totally amazed by the 2002 Heytesbury Red Blend, a combination of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Shiraz, and 9% Malbec aged 18 months in three-quarters French and one-quarter American oak. One of the finest reds I have tasted from Western Australia, it reveals a deep purple colour in addition to a beautiful perfume of camphor, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, cedar, smoke, and background barbecue spices. Dense, rich, and full as well as elegant, pure, and sensationally well-balanced, it can be enjoyed over the next 10-12+ years.
Independently rated as one of  "Australia's Top 10" red wines produced in 2002.

96 points – James Halliday
Powerful and concentrated as befits this Icon; Beautifully ripened cassis/blackcurrant fruit; impeccable texture and structure, long finish, high quality.

This beautiful Cabernet blend is best with Rack or Saddle of Lamb, will also suit very well Roast Leg of Lamb, Shoulder or Fillet of Beef, Sautéed calf’s liver, Partridge or Grouse, fried sweetbreads or Kidneys with a rich sauce e.g. bearnaise, will also suit roast ribs of Beef or grilled Rump.

Vasse Felix was the first commercial vineyard and winery to be established in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. Today they produce a formidable range of wines that rank among the finest released in the state each year. In some years the Chardonnays and Cabernets are exceptional, at the top end are the Heytesbury wines, talk about power and style, these wines have them in abundance.

The 2003 Heytesbury is a blend of fruit from two wine regions – Margaret River and Great Southern (Mount Barker) – and represents the pinnacle of winemaking excellence. A warm dry spring and warm to hot conditions leading up to vintage in a low yielding year led to an extremely early and compressed vintage. Exceptional colours, high sugar ripeness, and lower acidities were a feature of the 2003 vintage.
Technical Data:
Total Acid: 7.5 g/L
pH: 3.41
Residual Sugar: 0.8 g/L