"Ground control to Major Tom"
This beautiful Dutch inspired winery in Margaret River owes its name to the Wright family’s original farming company rather than the satellite of the same name.
This is their premium red blend and is made to cellar for the medium to long term. It is a dark inky colour even though it’s now 10 years old. It has a rich nose of green tea leaves, plums, eucalyptus, mint and blackcurrants.
There are no shortage of flavours in this wine and everything that is in the nose follows through to the palate. There is bacon fat, green tea leaves, eucalyptus, mint, blackcurrants, plums, and nutmeg. However, the fruit does taste a little green and under ripe.
Even with the negative this is a pretty decent wine. The question is however, in the vintages since the 2000, have they improved on the wine? The answer is yes. I was at their cellar door in 2008 and tried their 2004 vintage and it was definitely looking riper in the glass. Problem solved.
I paid $30 for this in 2004, current vintage 2005 Sells for around $60.
Is the wine worth it? Margaret river wineries are often accused of having a chateau mentality whereby they make massive art filled mansions for cellar door and surround it with impeccably planted rose gardens. Voyager has all this, but it is bloody nice. The point is, are these Margaret River grape stompers funding a lifestyle with overpriced wine, or are they making good value wine and giving it a deserving place to be housed and tasted before you by it. The answer is, some are overpriced, and some are on the ball. Voyager is on the ball. Buy the current vintage and leave it for a decade, then you’ll think it truly was a bargain considering what you paid for it at the time.
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