Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Devil's Lair
Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Devil's Lair
Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Overview
Overview
With a unique combination of climate, geography and geology, Devil’s Lair celebrates wines of great clarity, delicacy of fruit and elegant structure.
Devils Lair 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested in April from our premium vineyards throughout the Margaret River region. Fermentation was completed in small static fermenters for 12-14 days. A wine of great style, concentration and flavour. It will mature gracefully over the next 15+ years.
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Margaret River |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 14% |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2032 |
| Winemaker | The Devil's Lair Team |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2023 Margaret River Wine Show |
| Top Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2024 National Wine Show of Australia |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show Trophy | 2024 National Wine Show of Australia |
| James Halliday Best Red Wine of Show Trophy | 2024 National Wine Show of Australia |
| Top Gold Medal & 96 Points | 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Show |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show Trophy | 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Show |
| Top Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2024 Perth Royal Wine Awards |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show Trophy | 2024 Perth Royal Wine Awards |
| Top Gold Medal & 96 Points | 2024 Royal Adelaide Wine Show |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show Trophy | 2024 Royal Adelaide Wine Show |
| Max Schubert Most Outstanding Red Wine in Trophy | 2024 Royal Adelaide Wine Show |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show (Trophy) | 2024 Wine Show of Western Australia |
| Best Red Wine of Show (Trophy) | 2024 Wine Show of Western Australia |
| Top Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2024 Wine Show of Western Australia |
| Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2024 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards |
| Top Gold Medal & 95 Points | 2024 Margaret River Wine Show |
| Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show (Trophy) | 2024 Margaret River Wine Show |
| Best Red Wine in Show (Trophy) | 2024 Margaret River Wine Show |
| Wine of Show (Trophy) | 2024 Margaret River Wine Show |
| 95 points | Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion |
| 95 points | Ray Jordan |
| 94 points | Campbell Mattinson, Winefront |
Jane Faulkner
It has all the regional flavours one could wish for – the sweet mulberries, cassis, the bay leaves, freshly rolled tobacco, choc-mint and nori. But wait, there’s more. It’s full bodied, rich and ripe, structured and detailed in equal measure with plentiful if firm tannins. This is going to last quite some distance but it offers a compelling argument to have a glass or two now, such is its vibrancy and appeal. - 95 Points.
Ray Jordan
Quite beautiful cabernet from this excellent year. IT’s generous and opulent with a tremendous intensity of dark fruits, led with blackcurrant black olive dominance, and then yielding to blue and red fruit characters. Has a slightly bay leaf nuance with a cracked sea shell minerality. It’s firm and bold with the structure and power to handle extended cellaring. - 95 Points.
Campbell Mattinson
I loved the 2021 release for its elegance; this release has a bit more meat on its bones. It’s firm and rich, with blackcurrant, soy, mint and honey notes running throughout, along with licorice, along with cedar. This wine has the structure, fruit, balance and overall composure to cellar beautifully. It’s bold but it’s complex and harmonious. - 94 Points.
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Chicken
Lamb
Duck
Pasta
Veg
Spicy Food
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Cassis, mulberry and blackberry primary fruit aromas with lifted violet notes and hints of dried bay leaf create a complex and intriguing nose.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Margaret River, Western Australia
Margaret River’s jarrah and marri forests give way to sun, surf, sand – and since the 1970s, some of the most powerful, yet elegant Cabernets and Chardonnays around. It’s also famed for sumptuous Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blends.