Fuddling Cup

The Fuddling Cup vineyard was planted with premium Cabernet Sauvignon in the Geographe Region of Western Australia near Bunbury within sight of the ocean in 2000. Although the plantings were new, award winning Cabernet has been grown in the vicinity for almost 30 years. The goal was to be a small integrated boutique wine business making less than 1000 cases of very high quality Cabernet Sauvignon 'from vine to the glass'. This has been achieved with the very first vintage 2003 attracting critical acclaim receiving a Commended Medal at the Decanter 2006 World Wine Awards and each vintage building on that success. First class viticulture and wine making practices are employed throughout. The 2003 vintage was then matured in French oak for 15 months before bottling. The result is a satisfying deep crimson to purply red, medium-bodied Cabernet full of primary fruits evident blackberry/blackcurrant flavour, well balanced with mild spice and silky vanilla tannins with a long deep finish to the back palate. The 2004 vintage was matured in French oak barriques over 12 months under the supervision of winemaker Simon Keal. The resulting well-balanced fruit driven, long finishing Cabernet has lifted toasty oak and soft tannins. Controlled yields in the vineyard for the 2005 vintage produced excellent varietal character, complexity and ripe tannins. Plum and cassis combine with fine smoky oak aromas from 12 months in French oak barriques. The palate profile reveals many layers and delivers a long finish. Fuddling Cup continues to be a consistent provider of premium boutique Western Australian Cabernet Sauvignon.

Established in 2000

Liquor license no. 6160104456

Winemakers: Simon Keal, Robert Paul