Voyager Estate
Girt by Sea Cabernet Merlot
Margaret River, South West Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Of all the 3rd ranked Cabernet blends from Margaret River I have always favoured this cuvée from Voyager. These wines are meant to be drunk on release up to 5 years normally. With age interesting developments. Aromas of stinging nettle, fresh sage and “Stinking Roger” (a weed in Australia). Also sooty fine Gravel notes. These dominate any fruit notes which were there on release - a limited cassis influence now. Herbaceous in the extreme but not unpleasant.
Of all the 3rd ranked Cabernet blends from Margaret River I have always favoured this cuvée from Voyager. These wines are meant to be drunk on release up to 5 years normally. With age interesting developments. Aromas of stinging nettle, fresh sage and “Stinking Roger” (a weed in Australia). Also sooty fine Gravel notes. These dominate any fruit notes which were there on release - a limited cassis influence now. Herbaceous in the extreme but not unpleasant.
Sep 18th, 2018Very good wine and very good value- olive tapenade, bay leaf, tomato paste, plum, black currant and cedar.
Very good wine and very good value- olive tapenade, bay leaf, tomato paste, plum, black currant and cedar.
Apr 28th, 2018
Year-in-year-out such a solid performer. Can age, if you can keep your hands off it - but so good now.
Year-in-year-out such a solid performer. Can age, if you can keep your hands off it - but so good now.
1 person found it helpfulApr 15th, 2015Juicy, dry and sinewy. Nicely balanced blend, restrained but approachable. Was good over 5 days too. Sample
Juicy, dry and sinewy. Nicely balanced blend, restrained but approachable. Was good over 5 days too. Sample
1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2015The best of the Marg River cheaper Cab Merlot blends with the Merlot exerting its mellowing influence. 2010 vintage.
The best of the Marg River cheaper Cab Merlot blends with the Merlot exerting its mellowing influence. 2010 vintage.
Jul 20th, 2015
Imagine this.... A glass of Margaret River Cabernet Merlot with beef short ribs, treacle glaze, celeriac and mushrooms 🤤
This delightful combo is June’s wine and recipe match from Wine Selectors 2019 Calendar Collection ($195 for 12 bottles of wine + 12 recipes from Australian chefs and a drool worthy 2019 calendar 🙌). This recipe is from Chef Santiago Fernandez.
The wine in question is the Voyager Estate ‘Grit by Sea’ 2014 Cabernet Merlot from WA’s Margaret River region. This $28 60/40 blend (60% Cab Sauv, 40% Merlot) has been given 92 points from Halliday.
I found it a garnet shade in the glass. Notes of black and blue berries alongside pomegranate and savoury aromatic cedar rise from the glass. There’s black and red currant acidity on the palate with smooth vanilla notes, mouth puckering tannins and a juicy finish. I can definitely taste why this would be a great match for the beef short ribs 😋
Thank you Wine Selectors for this tasty sample!
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy! #sample #opinionsaremyown #tcweekdaywine
Imagine this.... A glass of Margaret River Cabernet Merlot with beef short ribs, treacle glaze, celeriac and mushrooms 🤤
This delightful combo is June’s wine and recipe match from Wine Selectors 2019 Calendar Collection ($195 for 12 bottles of wine + 12 recipes from Australian chefs and a drool worthy 2019 calendar 🙌). This recipe is from Chef Santiago Fernandez.
The wine in question is the Voyager Estate ‘Grit by Sea’ 2014 Cabernet Merlot from WA’s Margaret River region. This $28 60/40 blend (60% Cab Sauv, 40% Merlot) has been given 92 points from Halliday.
I found it a garnet shade in the glass. Notes of black and blue berries alongside pomegranate and savoury aromatic cedar rise from the glass. There’s black and red currant acidity on the palate with smooth vanilla notes, mouth puckering tannins and a juicy finish. I can definitely taste why this would be a great match for the beef short ribs 😋
Thank you Wine Selectors for this tasty sample!
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy! #sample #opinionsaremyown #tcweekdaywine
Merlot seems dominant in this blend, the Malbec providing a taut edge and some good structure, while the Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit soft and round. As our Aussie expert, @Bob McDonald, has stated in one of his notes on an earlier vintage, this seems made for early consumption, and at age 8, it’s ready.
However, for the life of me I cannot pick up the “Stinking Roger” (apparently an Aussie weed?) that @Bob McDonald referred to in that same note, but when I’m in Australia, given the sheer volume of nasty poisonous snakes they have, I don’t exactly crawl around on the ground looking for weeds that grow there (@Bob McDonald , no offense intended, you’ve become my “Go To” for Aussie wine information, but I never found any “Stinking Roger” (nor would I have a clue what it looks like or smells like)!)!! Cheers!!
Merlot seems dominant in this blend, the Malbec providing a taut edge and some good structure, while the Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit soft and round. As our Aussie expert, @Bob McDonald, has stated in one of his notes on an earlier vintage, this seems made for early consumption, and at age 8, it’s ready.
However, for the life of me I cannot pick up the “Stinking Roger” (apparently an Aussie weed?) that @Bob McDonald referred to in that same note, but when I’m in Australia, given the sheer volume of nasty poisonous snakes they have, I don’t exactly crawl around on the ground looking for weeds that grow there (@Bob McDonald , no offense intended, you’ve become my “Go To” for Aussie wine information, but I never found any “Stinking Roger” (nor would I have a clue what it looks like or smells like)!)!! Cheers!!
Michelle really enjoyed this. Wanted to get a case!
Michelle really enjoyed this. Wanted to get a case!
Smooth and full. Bit of an aftertaste
Smooth and full. Bit of an aftertaste
Jul 24th, 2019