Wild Cattle Creek Vintage & Tasting Notes
Our wines are crafted in the Upper Yarra Valley from fruit picked by hand in our own vineyards.
We pride ourselves on producing quality fruit for our premium wines. The cool climate and fertile soil of the Upper Yarra area combined with excellent vine management, result in a quality wine for all occasions.
Each of the wines listed below are available for tasting at our Cellar Door. We would love the opportunity to take you through a relaxed, tutored wine tasting here at Wild Cattle Creek
PINOT GRIS - 2006
Clean citrus aromas of lemon and lime with a suggestion of rose petal and nougat. A light, lively palate of lemon and pear with suggestions of vanilla.
SAUVIGNON BLANC - 2006
Pale bright straw in colour with subtle grapefruit and passionfruit characters, a touch of grassiness and a crisp, clean finish.
SAUVIGNON BLANC - 2007
Enticing aromas of grapefruit and hints of lantana. Flavours of grapefruit and pear with suggestions of grassiness. A crisp, clean finish.
CHARDONNAY - 2006
Pale gold in colour with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and honey. The palate shows clean acid suggesting long life with buttery, citrus flavours and soft subtle oak.
ROSÉ - 2006
Made from Merlot. Deep crimson in colour. Definite raspberry and berry flavours. Dry with suggestions of sweet fruit.
PINOT NOIR - 2006
Rich garnet in colour. Aromas of spice with suggestions of clove overlaying strawberry and glace cherry. A palate of sweet fruit over youthful acidity with a finish of soft chalky tannin.
MERLOT - 2005
Aromas of dark plum and forest berries. A hint of earthiness and mocha chocolate. The palate is warm and rich with berry and chocolate flavours. Soft rounded tannins make this a very approachable young wine.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT - 2003
Rich bright cherry in colour. Raspberry and blackcurrant flavours complemented by cedar and vanilla oak.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT - 2004
Tobacco, mulberry and blackcurrant nose with understated vanillin. Palate is medium bodied with integrated oak. Up front spicy notes with a smooth savoury finish.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - 2005
Aromas of mulberry and plum with suggestions of spicey oak. Fresh brambly berry and plum flavours with firm clean tannin filling the palate. A youthful, exurberant wine to be enjoyed now and with time.
SHIRAZ - 2006
Deep purple-red in colour. Aromas of white pepper and spice with hints of vanilla and licorice. Dark cherry flavours over white pepper and clove. The oak is restrained to allow full fruit expression. Alcohol warmth is in balance and fills the palate out with suggestions of sweetness. A cool climate Shiraz with good depth and structure.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
