{"title":"Red Blend","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"woodlands-wilyabrup-valley-cabernet-franc-merlot-2020","title":"Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Cabernet Franc Merlot 2020","description":"Founders David Watson and wife Heather had spectacular success with the cabernets he made in ’79 and the early ’80s. Commuting from Perth while raising a family became too much and for some years the grapes from Woodlands were sold to other Margaret River producers. With the advent of sons Stuart and Andrew in ’02–05 (Stuart primarily responsible for winemaking), the estate bounced back to pre-eminence, expanding with the purchase of the 17ha Woodlands Brook Vineyard in ’07. The top-end wines primarily come from the original Woodlands Vineyard, where the now-certified organic vines are 50+yr\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eCabernet Franc is the genetic parent of Merlot. Merlot was created from an accidental crossing of Cabernet Franc and a variety called Magdeleine Noire des Charentes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eBoth grapes originated and were first blended in the Bordeaux region of France. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"i6j38aObaI53a1e8PzMCt4A8_2\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe practice of blending these grapes became a tradition in Bordeaux, with Cabernet Franc often used to add complexity to Merlot-based wines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"i6j38aObaI53a1e8PzMCt4A8_3\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eThis traditional blend is the foundation for many highly-regarded wines, particularly from the Right Bank of Bordeaux, such as those from Pomerol and Saint-Émilion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"Mu6sOe_25,Mu6sOe_26\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n ","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966801768517,"sku":"WES20CFM","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/b00192b2-cabernet_franc_merlot.jpg?v=1777951259"},{"product_id":"woodlands-margaret-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-malbec-reserve-2017-375ml","title":"Woodlands 'Margaret' Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Reserve 2022 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 5% Malbec. Hand-picked between 18th March and 8th April, destemmed and hand-sorted, then fermented in stainless steel with 24 days on skins. After pressing, the wine spent 18 months in French oak, 44% of it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 5% Malbec. Hand-picked between 18th March and 8th April, destemmed and hand-sorted, then fermented in stainless steel with 24 days on skins. After pressing, the wine spent 18 months in French oak, 44% of it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe colour is an intense, deep garnet-ruby. The nose takes a little time to open, but patience is rewarded — fresh mulberries and blackberry compote interweave with cherry, violet and layers of red plum and cranberry, all lifted and vibrating with energy, with a touch of sweetness in the form of toffee apple woven through tight-grain oak. The power of the vintage really shows through on the palate: dense, driven and beautifully layered, with an array of dark fruits, cocoa bean, orange zest, star anise and a hint of black pepper. Serious structure and tannin sit just beneath the surface, finished with bright, energetic acidity. This is a wine that's asking to be cellared, and one that will truly reward the wait. Best opened between 2032 and 2037.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966801801285,"sku":"WES22CMMARG375mL","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/woodlands-margaret-2022-web.png?v=1788311832"},{"product_id":"woodlands-cabernet-franc-merlot-emily-2020","title":"Woodlands Cabernet Franc Merlot 'Emily' 2020","description":"Founders David Watson and wife Heather had spectacular success with the cabernets he made in ’79 and the early ’80s. 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Screw cap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966808027205,"sku":"WES22CM","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/6f1c6771-woodlands_csm.jpg?v=1777951266"},{"product_id":"woodlands-margaret-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-malbec-reserve-2018","title":"Woodlands 'Margaret' Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Reserve 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cooler 2021 vintage gives this wine real lift and brightness on the nose — dark fruit laced with a savoury touch of black olive and bay leaf. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, rounded out with small parts Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, it carries itself with effortless elegance. On the palate, the fruit is beautifully knit together with well-judged oak, while fine, silky tannins give the wine its shape and structure. A polished, expressive Cabernet with plenty of room still to grow. 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With the advent of sons Stuart and Andrew in ’02–05 (Stuart primarily responsible for winemaking), the estate bounced back to pre-eminence, expanding with the purchase of the 17ha Woodlands Brook Vineyard in ’07. The top-end wines primarily come from the original Woodlands Vineyard, where the now-certified organic vines are 50+yr\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodlands has been producing ‘Emily’ since 1989. Woodlands had almost ceased production at the time, and almost all of the Cabernet Sauvignon fruit was sold each year. David Watson and his great friend Peter Anderson discussed what to do with the remaining Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, and a little Cabernet Sauvignon. The idea came to make a “right bank” Saint-Émilion blend and call it “Emily”.   When the decision was made to purchase the Woodlands Brook Vineyard, we certainly believed its existing plantings to be serendipitous – no Cabernet Sauvignon (yet), but there was Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot planted on a gentle north facing slope of sandy loam.  So, from 2008 ‘Emily’ became both our expression of the “right bank” blend, and the expression of that site at Woodlands Brook. This wine is made in very limited quantities, with only 300 cases being able to be produced each year. Like all red wines at Woodlands, this wine was destemmed and sorted by our gravity fed system. Once harvested and in the winery, the fruit was delivered to the destemmer by a vibrating hopper, where the stems are removed by a swinging motion. Once destemmed, the fruit passed over a vibrating sorting table. Following fermentation this wine was matured in French oak barrels for 14 months, of which forty percent were new. The ‘Emily’ blend, 45% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot, 8% Malbec, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon \u0026amp; 1% Petit Verdot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45669853495365,"sku":"WES23EMILY","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/e8f1ce2c-emily.jpg?v=1777951263"}],"url":"https:\/\/artisanwine.com.au\/collections\/red-blend.oembed","provider":"Artisan Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}