About the Wine
The relatively stress-free 2018 vintage has produced a lovely, relaxed Cabernet (with a bit of Malbec too).
Think ripe blackcurrants with a kitchen spice, herbal note. Twelve months in French barriques adds some cedar to the mix.
Highbury Fields is younger vineyard than the original Forest Hill block, which is the source of the Malbec component in the blend.
About Forest Hill
Forest Hill Vineyard has a unique place in the history of Western Australia’s wine industry, being the first cool climate vineyard planted in the state. Following extensive research throughout the South-West, a site was chosen on the property owned by Tony and Betty Pearce and in 1965 a two hectare vineyard was planted.
50 years on Forest Hill is family owned and run. The wines are crafted in the winery in Denmark with the grapes sourced from the old, dry grown, Forest Hill Vineyard in Mount Barker. The wines reflect the site, the season and the people that nurture them.