2021 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernets

Juicy and approachable Merlot/Cabernet blend from one of Bordeaux's most famous families. Under $30? Yes please!
4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Description

With a long, illustrious history in the home of Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, the Portets know a thing or two about the grape.

In the Yarra Valley they have found a place to produce a refined style of Cabernet, this is their "drinking not thinking" model. Picked for freshness and to be "silky, juicy and open", this is the more approachable side of this noble variety.

For under $30 a bottle this would have to be one of the best Cabernet buys in the whole country!

92 points
"This is a Fontaine Cabernets for pinot lovers.. A delicious everyday drinking wine."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

90 points
"Nice. Easy to enjoy.”
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

For us, the Fontaine wines represent the full breadth of the Yarra Valley by sourcing from a range of vineyards in both the northern and southern ends of the Valley. The sites are all north facing for maximum sunshine and are generally clay based soils with broken sandstone, allowing for excellent water retention. This enables the vines to handle summer drought and consistently deliver concentrated yet elegant wines.

A mild spring with high rainfall set the scene for the cool growing season. Summer began dry and remained below average temperature throughout - in the end the season brought everything together albeit much later than the previous year and gave us a wine that resulted in a really classic Yarra style of Bordeaux blends - restrained and fruit driven with fine tannins. We strive for drinkability through elegance, and the season came through to deliver exactly that.

55% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec. Everything is hand picked and sorted by mechanical sorting line, then fermented at a relatively cool temperature to accentuate the aromatics and brightness. The wine spent 20 days on skins, before being moved to French oak barrels, of which 20% are new and then aged for 14 months prior to bottling.

92 points - “A light, bright crimson red. This is a Fontaine Cabernets for pinot lovers with its gentle scents of red fruits, a touch of violet and some cedar that leads onto the light- to medium-bodied and very supple palate. A delicious everyday drinking wine.” - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

90 points - “Medium-bodied, juicy and nutty, some tobacco, olive and orange peel bitterness, maybe even some musk stick, balanced acidity, a gentle chew to tannin, with a finish of solid length. Nice. Easy to enjoy.” - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
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2 reviews
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    David C.
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    3 years ago
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    2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
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    2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Great value

    Very good Yarra Valley Cab Sauv - extremely good value - Bold, juicy 'forest' berries, complexity will further develop. Great now with beef or lamb or give it some more time in the cellar!

  • GW
    Garth W.
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    4 years ago
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    2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
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    2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delicious cabernet

    This is a medium bodied utterly delicious cabernet. Its a bottle that keeps inviting you back for another glass

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