2005 MANGAN

 
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Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot are three varieties that are particularly well suited to growing in the Margaret River winegrowing region. When blended together these varieties form a divine trinity creating a unique wine. The Malbec provides the fruit power and colour, the petit verdot the length and texture and the Merlot the structure. The fruit which made this wine came from a single vineyard in the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River belonging to Rick Cullen and Bettina Mangan. A wine with great drinkability and ageing potential.

Tasting notes Reviews
   

This remarkable and unique wine style is made from fruit produced on Rick Cullen’s Mangan vineyard. The conditions in the lead up and during vintage 2005 were ideal, with no excessive periods of high temperature. Furthermore we were fortunate to be able to pick our red grapes in perfect conditions just before there were several days of extremely heavy rains. Consequently, the 2005 red wines are exceptional and, in terms of quality, rank with those of the great vintage of 2001, which was the first year that the Mangan was produced. The 2005 Mangan was made from a blend of 36% Malbec and 32% of both Petit Verdot and Merlot, with these three varieties being picked at Baumés of 13.2, 12.8 and 12°, respectively. The wine was matured for five months in French oak.

Colour: Incredibly deep rich red with a crimson meniscus.
Bouquet: Very intense and opulent and possessing a wonderful blend of blackberries, nutmeg, aniseed and violets.
Palate: Rich and fresh, with the lovely blackberry and mulberry fruit flavours perfectly balanced by the soft tannins. Great persistence.
Cellaring: Up to 15 years
Food: Duck, chicken, pork and lamb.
 

Jeremy Oliver, The Australian Wine Annual 2008

Vibrant spicy, meaty and lightly peppery aromas of dark cherries and plums are handsomely backed by assertive but balanced cedar/vanilla oak, backed by hints of mint and typical regional earthy undertones, intense, mouthfilling black fruits are supported by a firmish and astringent rod of drying but loose-knit tannin, finishing long and savoury. It’s firmer and slightly more raw than previous Mangans, but should cellar well as more of a serious wine.