Critic Reviews
95 Points - Steven Creber, Wine Companion
“The S.R.S. releases highlight Margaret River's subregions, with this wine sourced from Wilyabrup, long regarded as the regional benchmark for cabernet. Oozes quality all the way. Blackcurrant, dark chocolate and juicy red berry aromas and flavours are enhanced by cedary oak and framed by sublime tannin. The concentration, elegance and structure are exemplary.”
95 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“Deep, dark red colour with a purple tint and a fragrant ripe, rich, dark berry and chocolate aroma, with some earth and dried herb background notes. The wine is full-bodied, profound and has heaps of potential. It's concentrated and firmly structured, powerful and long. A wine of great potential. It just needs time.”
94 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
“What a golden run Flametree SRS Cabernet has had since its inception in 2010. And, might I add that if it weren’t for that pesky CM, all the reviews would be mine! Curses! Cabernet is from Wilyabrup. Black fruit, black tea and dark chocolate, violets and baking spices, with just a flicker of mint and tobacco leaf. Medium bodied, firm and precise, it has depth, but no carries no excess luggage. Red and black fruits to taste, grainy and gravelly tannin, crisp acidity, and a fine long finish. Beautifully turned out. Winery Notes, Fruit & Vineyards: The fruit for the 2014 Flametree S.R.S. Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the famous Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River, long regarded as the benchmark sub-region for Cabernet Sauvignon based wines. As with previous vintages, this Cabernet parcel was machine harvested, using the latest selective harvesting technology, from the wonderful Wilyabrup Estate vineyard on Puzey Road. This vineyard is situated on a beautiful piece of east/north-east facing gravel. The soils are typically very bony on top with gravel/quartz sub-soils underneath. These mature vines cropped at around 5 tonnes per hectare. The clone used for this Cabernet hails from old Houghton cuttings.”
