Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet is vibrant yet elegant, with a nose full of juicy red berries and subtle hints of exotic spice. The palate takes you through an array of fruit flavours and mocha notes with a toasty, savoury aftertaste. Beautifully balanced, the Gigglepot’s delicate tannins show restraint allowing the fruit spectrum to shine.
Vinification details
Barrel fermented and matured in 79% American oak and 21% French (50% new, 50% 1yr old)
AWARDS
Wine Spectator: 90 pts
Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet is vibrant yet elegant, with a nose full of juicy red berries and subtle hints of exotic spice. The palate takes you through an array of fruit flavours and mocha notes with a toasty, savoury aftertaste. Beautifully balanced, the Gigglepot’s delicate tannins show restraint allowing the fruit spectrum to shine.
Vinification details
Barrel fermented and matured in 80% American oak and 20% French (50% new, 50% 1yr old)
AWARDS
Wine Spectator: 90 pts
Wine Advocate: 91 pts
Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
The 2020 Gigglepot Cabernet is filled with a bouquet of forest fruit, blackcurrant and hints of freshly roasted coffee. Complex layered flavours of blackberry, cigar and spice are supported by an underlying rich chocolate cream, delicate tannins and a seamless finish.
Vintage details
McLaren Vale had dry weather conditions throughout spring/summer 19/20 and low rainfall resulting in low yields. Mollydooker were fortunate not to be affected by the devastating bush fires that impacted on so many regions. A favourable ripening period for harvest was the silver lining to low yields, resulting in high quality, full-bodied and vibrant wines that reflect the characteristics of our 2020 vintage.
Vinification details
Barrel fermented and matured: 81% American oak;19% French 53% new; 47% 1yr old
Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
A delightful aroma of forest fruits precedes the abundance of elegant flavours found within this Cabernet Sauvignon. Polished tannins weave between rich layers of rhubarb and blackberry whilst cocoa and cinnamon linger on the palate. Intense and elegant.
Vintage conditions
Starting early March, the 2018 vintage can be defined by the even ripening that lead to great fermentation conditions. The grapes entered the winery at a steady pace with excellent colour and breadth of flavour shown as soon as the fruit was first crushed.
Vinification details
Gigglepot was oak fermented and matured, in 83% American, 17% French oak barrels of which 52% were new and 48% one year old.
Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
The 2017 Gigglepot Cabernet is vibrant yet elegant, with a nose full of juicy red berries and subtle hints of exotic spice. The palate takes you through an array of fruity flavours complemented by the mocha notes that follow and a toasty, savoury aftertaste.
Vintage conditions
Heavy rain in the McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek regions during July, lead to a 31% increase in rainfall. These cold, wet conditions continued through to early summer, becoming the defining features of the 2017 vintage. Budburst and flowering were both delayed, resulting in a later harvest than normal. In the lead up to harvest there were concerns of mildew and botrytis affecting the grape quality, however Mollydooker’s open canopies allowed air flow and, with perfect summer temperatures, their grapes were not affected.
Vinification details
Fermentation took place in oak hogshead barrels (82% American, 18% French) of which 50% new and 50% one year old, where the wine was matured for 8-9 months.
Technical Analysis
Gigglepot is named after Sarah and Sparky's daughter Holly, seen on the label giggling at herself wearing black glasses. This showcases the best of what McLaren Vale Cabernet can offer.
Tasting note
Gigglepot is a vibrant and elegant wine, full of personality. Forthright flavours of raspberry, briar and dried herbs develop into soft layers of mocha and mint on the palate. The nose has cherry and rhubarb notes with a hint of vanilla, complemented by delicate oak elements of toasted coconut and spice.
Vintage conditions
2016 was Mollydooker’s biggest vintage to date, with a total of 1,437 tons of grapes crushed and put into barrel. Budburst was a week later than usual, but veraison and harvesting were generally right on cue, despite several heat spikes (up to 42°C/107°F) early in the season.
Vinification details
The grapes were machine harvested during the day and at ideal flavour ripeness before being crushed and destemmed. Partially fermented on skins in tank with pumpovers every four hours, fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and oak hogshead barrels (84% American, 16% French) of which 50% new and 50% one year old, where the wine was matured for 8-9 months.
