Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
$2499each
$299DOZEN
WineryDominique Portet
Fruit CabernetSauv Shiraz Merlot
Regions Yarra Valley
  Victoria
Each $24.99
$299.00
Available by the dozen
From harvests of estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon, assembled off the salubrious Dominique Portet vineyards. The temperate seasons of Yarra Valley allow for complete ripening of fruit, components grown to climes further afield at Heathcote or the Pyreness encourage the development of fragrant pepper spice and the most graceful tannins. The lucky grapes are all hand picked, destemmed and very gently crushed, to be fashioned into a sublimely integrated accord, showing suppleness on the palate after an engaging nose of delicate perfumes.
Dominique Portet did his training at some of the world's most illustrious red winemaking estates. He qualified at the Montpellier University of Oenology and during a compulsory one year military service was the Legion's wine purchasing adviser. Portet spent vintages in the Medoc, Rhone Valley, Provence and with Moet et Chandon. Following vintages in the Napa Valley, the founding of Taltarni and Clover Hill, vintage 2000 would see the establishment of the Dominique Portet label. Choice harvests of Cabernet Sauvignon are treated to a three day cold soak, vinified and left on skins for two to three weeks before maturation, mostly in a selection of fine French oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Bright purple red in the glass. Juicy dark fruit aromas and flavours that focus on blackberry, plums and red cherry with a floral lift. A wine of supple texture and intense fruit, clear crisp acidity makes the flavours evolve over lovely soft tannins, making this elegant red blend so very easy to drink right now, ideally alongside pink butterfly lamb, Coq au vin or egg ribbon pasta with meatballs.
Wines by Dominique Portet
Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet Sauvignon
WineryDominique Portet
Fruit CabernetSauv Shiraz Merlot
Regions Yarra Valley
  Victoria
  Each $24.99
  $299.00
Available by the dozen
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Dominique Portet Fontaine Rose
WineryDominique Portet
Fruit CabernetSauv Merlot Shiraz
Regions Yarra Valley
  Victoria
  Each $24.99
  $299.00
Available by the dozen
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Dominique Portet Origine Chardonnay
WineryDominique Portet
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Yarra Valley
  Victoria
  Each $36.99
  $443.00
Available by the dozen
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Dominique Portet Sparkling Brut LD Rose
WineryDominique Portet
Fruit Chardonnay PinotNoir PinotMeunier
Regions Yarra Valley
  Victoria
  Each $41.99
  $503.00
Available by the dozen
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About the Dominique Portet Winery
Dominique Portet the man, the vision, the story
The Portet family lays claim to a singular accolade in the Australian wine Industry. Dominique is the ninth generation in his family to be committed to winemaking, yet he is the first to establish a winery and label bearing the family name. Since 1976 he has lived in Australia to create a family. "I'm at home here, I think my roots are here now." Although he now calls Australia home, Dominique Portet's bond with Bordeaux cannot be broken. His family has had links with the wine industry since 1780. "It is longer, but most of the records were lost during the revolution." The earliest document dated 1720, relates to the sale of Eaux de vie by Portet to the Martells. Dominique Portet»