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G'day

Josh and Rachael, the husband and wife team at Myattsfield in the Perth hills, have been producing a Cabernet Sauvignon based blend for several years now, but the composition varies. This time, it's CS 66%, Cabernet Franc 22% and the balance Merlot. I think the CS component is from the family owned vineyard in Carmel, with some of the fruit coming from Manjimup.

Deep purple in colour, crimson on the meniscus. Tomato leaf, leather, and cranberry is most evident on the nose (I suspect this is the Cab Franc talking). There's also some quite savoury oak (not vanilla or cedar).

The palate is more expressive, and almost appears in parts. There's abundant red fruits over blackberry and plum, and these appear mostly on the middle and back palate. There's strong supporting acid, and the tannins are fine and drying. It's medium to full bodied and finishes quite long. Lots of flavour and other components to look at, and I suspect they will harmonise and look very good in about 4 years' time.

I enjoy that this winery experiments in the way that it does (especially for a smaller producer). Time to re-look at some of the earlier blends that they have produced.

Cheers
Allan

G'day

Myattsfield's top wine is a Joseph Myatt Reserve in good years. There wasn't a JMR in 2016 and I believe much of the wine ended up in this blend.

I last tasted this wine in 2022, as part of a vertical tasting of Myattsfield Cabernet blends https://forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?p=1 ... 16#p168275. This was the group tasing note at that time:

Myattsfield Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot 2016: 14.1% alc/vol. Cabernet Sauvignon 66%, Cabernet Franc 22%, Merlot 12%. A warm year. The nose displays blackcurrant, cassis, red fruits, tomato leaf and eucalypt. There’s some cinnamon and cloves on the palate among the red fruits and strawberry conserve. There’s a tartness to the wine as well and a little viscosity.

A couple of years later, the 2022 tasting note largely holds true. Some of the darker fruits have faded a little, but there's plenty of the red fruits and tomato leaf. Eucalypt remains prominent, along woth the cloves and cinnamon, and the tartness also remains. There's a menthol aftertaste and the finish has shortened a little.

I still have a few bottles of this wine, and would suggest drinking over the next couple of years.

Cheers
Allan