Langton's Classification: Excellent
High performing wines of exquisite quality with solid market values and volume of demand.
HOWARD PARK Abercrombie Cabernet Great Southern-Margaret River Western Australia
The important multi-vineyard, multi-regional Abercrombie Cabernet derives principally from the Great Southern Region. The Mount Barker vineyard, planted in 1975, is north-facing, well ventilated and planted on lateritic soils, mostly gravely loams and deep clays. It represents the "structural soul" of the wine. The Margaret River fruit component adds weight and texture. The wine is vinified in open top fermenters and some components are barrel fermented. The medium-bodied Abercrombie is beautifully pitched with intense cassis/ dark chocolaty aromas, plenty of fruit sweetness, underlying savoury oak, fine-grained tannins, vinosity and flavour richness.
Top Vintages
2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1987. Not made in 2006.
Andrew Caillard MW, Langton's