St Johns Wine Optimus The Terraces Cabernet Sauvignon

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St Johns Wine Optimus The Terraces Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine from the Margaret River wine region, Western Australia. It is one of the top wines, alongside the Optimus The Terraces Chardonnay, produced by this family owned winery.

St. Johns Wines, established in 1997, is a Western Australian wine company that produces premium wines from vineyards in Margaret River and Blackwood Valley. The Bosveld family group bought the vineyards in 2020 and bring with them considerable wine industry experience. The company’s vineyard holdings include the St. Johns Vineyard, a significant 40-hectare plantation situated in the heart of the Margaret River wine region, and St. Johns Brook, a mature vineyard spanning approximately 60 hectares in Yelverton, which was established in 1998. St Johns Wine is also a partner at the purpose built St. Johns Brook vineyard winery with its barrel hall stocked with a wide selection of the finest oak barrels, enabling the crafting of exceptional wines in the region.

Since 2013, St. Johns has been practicing eco-friendly viticultural methods. They refrain from using herbicides whenever possible and limit their use of chemical inputs to a minimum. Moreover, they have implemented their own sustainable composting program. The grape varieties cultivated by St. Johns are all planted on original rootstock, with key French varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Semillon, and Sauvignon Blanc providing the highest quality fruit for their Single Vineyard and Reserve wine collections.

The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon fruit for the St Johns Wine Optimus The Terraces Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from selected parcels of fruit picked from St Johns’ best Cabernet block. The wine is fermented in small, open-top fermenters to allow for greater winemaking flexibility and control over the maceration period. Hand-plunged twice a day. Pressed off into an array of oak. After 18 months of aging, the premium barrels were chosen and blended to create “the best of the best”. Filtered and bottled on-site.

Only 900 bottles produced.