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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by johnrm on 2/9/2022 & rated 90 points: Drinking well. Good fruit with restrained, traditional ‘Old World’ character and style. Rich, restrained, black fruit with some spice and good length. Well worth keeping to this point. It still has life. Well received at a group tasting. 90+ (389 views) | | | Tasted by johnrm on 4/15/2021 & rated 90 points: Pretty much as my earlier notes. Lovely fruit on the fragrant nose quite soon after opening. Quite ‘Old World’ cab with style, elegance, fresh blackberry/blackcurrant fruit and acidity, smooth tannins, good length, and spice with dark plums later. My wife identified it immediately (blind) as Old World Cabernet Sauvignon. Very good on its own and excellent with food. It is ageing very well. I have raised the ‘end date’ to 2023+. It may live longer. 90+ (685 views) | | | Tasted by Ottawa Eric on 6/21/2020 & rated 90 points: Very nice. Very well balanced perfect timing. (786 views) | | | Tasted by johnrm on 4/26/2020 & rated 88 points: Pretty much as my note of 1st November 2018. Plenty of sweet blackberry/blackcurrant fruit with acidity, length, and some spice later. The smooth tannins made it a good partner with sirlon steak. Not a complex palate but it is ageing pretty well. Next day, it was juicy with good fruit but perhaps a but simple. The suggested drinking end date of 2018 was too soon. I have raised it to 2021+. (853 views) | | | Tasted by tracychew on 12/6/2018 & rated 87 points: Very smooth, mid-full bodied w ripe berries, low tannin (1090 views) | | | Tasted by johnrm on 11/1/2018 & rated 88 points: Deep colour. Rich dark fruit on the nose as it gradually opened.
Mainly black berry fruit on the palate - blackcurrant and blackberry prominent with attractive blackcurrant acidity. Soft vanillic tannins at first but some leathery, damson-skin tannin emerged.
It softened substantially and retained the hints of orange and spice on the middle/late palate noted earlier together with the good balance. Good with food (beef bourguignon).
Very attractive, quite restrained Margaret River Cabernet.
Next day, the rich fruit was still evident but the vanilla character was more pronounced, indeed just a bit too much for me so I have marked it down a bit. (887 views) | | | Tasted by tsdv on 5/29/2018 & rated 80 points: I thought this tasted cheap - as in residual sugar and additive. Not worth the 11 bucks on clearance. (1041 views) | | | Tasted by johnrm on 2/26/2017 & rated 90 points: Deep colour. Rich dark fruit on the nose as it gradually opened.
Mainly black fruit on the palate - blackberry, damson, dark plum but blackcurrant developed with loganberry on the later palate. Soft vanillic tannins at first but some leathery, damson-skin tannin emerged.
After 5h, it settled down, softened substantially, and offered more restrained fruit (as above) plus a hint of orange (the taste of the kumquat variety known as 'Cape gooseberries' in UK) and spice on the middle/late palate. Good acidity, balance, and very long. Very good with food which further softened the wine and brought out the excellent balance of fruit and acidity.
The first bottle from a case purchased 2-3 years ago. I'm sure it will develop further. 90+ (1331 views) | | | Tasted by Tpairing on 8/20/2016 & rated 88 points: Easy drinking Cab with good flavours. (1573 views) | | | Tasted by safetyengineer on 3/18/2016 & rated 87 points: Good dark red color but partially transparent, moderate nose, and adequate legs on swirling the glass. The taste is pleasant but a little thin (almost diluted), not a deep Cabernet taste. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by safetyengineer on 3/2/2016 & rated 88 points: Deep red purple color, opaque not transparent. Good black fruit nose, and plenty of legs on swirling the glass. Taste reflects well the grape varieties with pleasant taste, but not too rich. A good example from West Australia at a modest price point. (1871 views) | | | Tasted by Al Doughty on 8/18/2015 & rated 89 points: Fascinating aromas of menthol, eucalyptus, sweet mint, balsamic and black cherry. Medium-bodied with supple blackcurrant flavors laced with mint, that are quite high toned and grainy, but have good density. The finish disappoints a little with lean red fruit. (1983 views) | | | Tasted by PimpDaddy2Kool on 3/22/2015 & rated 88 points: A bit thin and short, but decent midweek quaffer. Tastes better with a little decanting. 87-88 points. (1767 views) | | | Tasted by Jobu on 2/28/2015 & rated 88 points: It's good, but not my cup of tea. Bit of green pepper, which I don't like. (1544 views) | | | Tasted by Foster on 2/14/2015 & rated 88 points: Medium bodied, medium/- acidity. Red fruit with some jalapeno and green peppers. Lean for a cab, but enjoyable. (1338 views) | | | Tasted by PimpDaddy2Kool on 2/14/2015 & rated 87 points: Decent quaffer. Medium bodied and medium finish. Slight vinegar taste. Got 90 points from Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator...don't see how that is possible. (1290 views) | | | Tasted by Melster10 on 1/16/2015 & rated 89 points: First time trying an Australian Cab, solid tannins, delicious, gripping finish. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by KarenMcD on 12/1/2014 & rated 89 points: Black currants, full bodied and tannic. Not very oaky at all. Will enjoy with a big steak. (1128 views) | | | Tasted by vancouvermatt on 7/28/2014 & rated 90 points: Textbook, full bodied cab with black currant and black cherry notes. (1186 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 5/30/2013: Margaret River wines on tour in Sydney (Custom House, Circular Quay, Sydney): Slight jammy blackcurrant, eucalypt, briny notes, cedar, graphite. In the mouth savoury black fruit, herbs, medium plus tannin, fine and grippy, varietally correct (1759 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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The WINEFRONT (10/9/2014)
(Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (8/29/2014)
(Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, July/August 2014, IWC Issue #175
(Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River) Subscribe to see review text. | By Sara d'Amato
WineAlign (3/20/2014)
(Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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U.S. Importer (add'l info)Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonAustralia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Western Australia Wine Regions of Western AustraliaMargaret Riverhttps://margaretriver.wine/ |
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