2008 The Maitre D

Classic Cabernet characteristics of dark berry, scorched earth and menthol combine with plush fruit, liquorice, oak vanillian and spice. It is a joy to drink from the first glass to the last.

Marquis Fruit Weight: (your guarantee of quality)
65-70%

Reviews: Wine Spectator
'Ripe and open-textured, with dark berry and root beer flavors, echoing with spicy oak on the finish. Drink now through 2012.' - Harvey Steiman, www.winespectator.com    

Wine Advocate: featured alongside bottle image.

Label:
This wine is named after Sparky, who earned money to put himself through winemaking college as a left-handed Maitre D'.

Vineyard:
The grapes for the 2008 Maitre D came from the Longbottom vineyard in Padthaway. 

This vineyard is owned by Scott & Cheryl Longbottom who have been with us for over ten years. Scott & Cheryl are very successful farmers growing broad acre and onion crops as well as managing hundreds of acres of vines. Cheryl personally supervises the training of all young vines and the straight trunks of all of the vines in their vineyards are a testimony to her attention to detail. The fruit from these cooler climate vineyards has a beautiful lifted perfume character which extends the flavour profile of Mollydooker wines.

The 2007 vintage was awarded 92 points and the 2006 vintage was awarded 91 points by Jay Miller at The Wine Advocate.

Drink:
Now – 2015. We recommend the ‘Mollydooker Shake’ whilst the wine is young.

Pairs with:
We think our wines go best with good friends!