Plantagenet Acquitane Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon is deep ruby in colour. This wine opens with intense aromas of blackberry, cassis and olive with subtle nuances of cedar and
tobacco. These notes continue on to the palate where they are complemented by fine, supple oak tannins. A full-bodied wine with great structure and a firm lingering finish of cassis and
tapenade.
The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes for this wine are sourced from two small blocks in Wyjup, some 40km south-west of Mount Barker. Established in 1971, the vineyards are planted on north and northwest facing aspects at an elevation of 200 metres, on deep gravel loam to light loam over quartz soils. The vines are hand pruned, shoot and crop thinned and leaf exposed.
The Plantagenet range of wines is named in honour of a family, branch, or region from the Plantagenet Royal House, which ruled England and France from the 12th to 15th century.
The Angevins were a royal house in the 12th and early 13th centuries; its monarchs were Henry II, Richard I and John. In the ten years from 1144, two successive Counts of Anjou, Geoffrey and his son, the future Henry II, won control of a vast assemblage of lands in western Europe that would retrospectively be referred to as the Angevin Empire. The Plantagenet dynasty was formed when Henry II succeeded the English throne in 1154 following the death of King Stephen.
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Located in the Mount Barker township (part of the Shire of Plantagenet), Plantagenet was the first winery in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The area is famous for its
premium quality and cool-climate wine production. Its proximity to the Southern Ocean ensures the slow ripening of the grapes, which enhances fruit composition and aromatic qualities.
Plantagenet’s five vineyards of 126 hectares are located south and west of Mount Barker, planted on gravelly loam soils over a clay, sand and ironstone rock base.
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The Plantagenet Winery was originally named after the name of the Shire in which their Mount Barker vineyard assets reside – Plantagenet. Early English settlers, who favoured royalist titles, named the Plantagenet Shire.
The Plantagenets were the English royal house which reigned from 1154 to 1399 (Henry 2nd to Richard 2nd), the name coming from the nickname of Henry’s father, Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, who habitually wore a sprig of broom – L. planta genista.
The House of Plantagenet portfolio of wines have all been named in honour of either the Plantagenets family names or family branches or from the regions from where they came.
Hence – ‘Aquitaine’ Cabernet Sauvignon, ‘Lancaster’ Shiraz, ‘Normand’ Pinot Noir, ‘York’ Chardonnay and ‘Angevin’ Riesling.
Plantagenet Acquitane Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon is a great wine from a classic winery
£32.00 a bottle
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Plantagenet wines enjoy enormous success. The purity of fruit captured by winemaker Richard Robson, allied to their reasonable prices, illustrate the reasons for this success.
While the Plantagenet wines all come from grapes grown in mature vineyards in Mt. Baker, the Omrah range is made from fruit from younger vineyards, or from bought in fruit. This range also offers excellent value, something that has made them a hit in Australia.
This state is a relatively small contributor to the country’s grape plantings. However it does not stop the state being responsible for some of the finest wines coming out of Australia. This region clearly has a turning point in its wine producing status. Research reports from Californian viticulturalist Professor Harold Olmo, in the 1950s, and the Western Australian scientist Dr John Gladstone, in the 1960s, indicated that the more southern cooler regions of Western Australia where very well suited for production of world quality wines. Now these regions: Margaret River, Great Southern and Pemberton are the major wine producing regions of Western Australia. Margaret River region is now one of the premium regions of Australia and regarded along with Coonawarra and Yarra Valley as one of the three premium Cabernet Sauvignon areas in Australia.
Probably the world’s most famous red grape variety. Originated from Bordeaux and has been present in Australia since 1832.
Wherever it has been planted the resulting wine has developed its own identity yet it is always recognisable. Although it will vary in intensity the aroma will always be dominated by berry characteristics in the classic wines and the tannins will be firm or textured and soften with age. Cabernet Sauvignon is high in acid and tannin and remains fresh for many years. It can be earthy and display strong blackcurrant flavours. The naturally high tannin and inherent complexity mean all Cabernet Sauvignons will improve with age.
Coonawarra, with its prized ‘terra rossa’ soils, Margaret River, Mount Barker (Great Southern) and Yarra Valley regions are considered the premium Cabernet Sauvignon areas in Australia.
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