Stella Bella Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Stella Bella Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of our five vineyards; capturing the unique personality of each site, creating the truest reflection of southern Margaret River Cabernet. A medium bodied wine with perfume, prettiness and elegance.

Ripening conditions couldn’t have been better, low rainfall and a warm summer provided fast ripening and a small picking window. Temperatures cooled late in the season allowing that much loved hang time for our red varieties, helping to develop those lovely intense, plush and dense flavour profiles in all of our red fruits. This was a great year to be in the cooler part of town.
All Stella Bella Cabernet is harvested at optimum fruit ripeness to enhance the violet perfume and red and blue fruit character of southern Margaret River. The fruit is handled gently, with minimal maceration to ensure whole berries and a pseudo carbonic maceration. After cold soaking, we ferment at warm temperatures of approx. 28 degrees and press based on fruit aroma, extraction and our desired mouthfeel. Maturation in small format French oak barriques for up to 9 months, where the toast and forest is carefully selected based on its suitability for each vineyards fruit aroma and flavour profile.