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This remarkable and unique wine
style is made from fruit produced on Rick Cullen’s Mangan
vineyard. The conditions in the lead up and during vintage 2005
were ideal, with no excessive periods of high temperature. Furthermore
we were fortunate to be able to pick our red grapes in perfect conditions
just before there were several days of extremely heavy rains. Consequently,
the 2005 red wines are exceptional and, in terms of quality, rank
with those of the great vintage of 2001, which was the first year
that the Mangan was produced. The 2005 Mangan was made from a blend
of 36% Malbec and 32% of both Petit Verdot and Merlot, with these
three varieties being picked at Baumés of 13.2, 12.8 and
12°, respectively. The wine was matured for five months in French
oak.
| Colour: |
Incredibly deep rich red with
a crimson meniscus. |
| Bouquet: |
Very intense and opulent and possessing a
wonderful blend of blackberries, nutmeg, aniseed and violets. |
| Palate: |
Rich and fresh, with the lovely blackberry
and mulberry fruit flavours perfectly balanced by the soft tannins.
Great persistence. |
| Cellaring: |
Up to 15 years |
| Food: |
Duck, chicken, pork and lamb. |
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Jeremy Oliver, The Australian
Wine Annual 2008
Vibrant spicy, meaty and lightly peppery aromas of dark cherries
and plums are handsomely backed by assertive but balanced cedar/vanilla
oak, backed by hints of mint and typical regional earthy undertones,
intense, mouthfilling black fruits are supported by a firmish and
astringent rod of drying but loose-knit tannin, finishing long and
savoury. It’s firmer and slightly more raw than previous Mangans,
but should cellar well as more of a serious wine.
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