Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon The foundation vineyard of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet is the 1975-planted Block 8. The vineyard is meticulously managed to promote the development of high-intensity fruit and fine, classical, grainy tannins. Although the growing season and maritime climate are similar to Bordeaux, the atmospheric conditions, lateritic soils, karri forests and bush-garrigue bring a very different and highly particular set of challenges. The region also has an astonishing diversity of bird life, which presents difficulties. Most vineyards are nowadays netted after veraison to stave off the squadrons of Australian ringneck 28ers (Twenty-Eight Parrots). There has been significant work on tannin management and fruit sourcing over the last 20 years, first under Bob Cartwright and then his successor, Paul Atwood, who was given the task of improving the style in 2003. At the time his brief was to make the Art Series
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