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| Drinking window: Drink between 1988 and 1998 (based on 97 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 96 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fmaldari@bigpond.net.au on 9/5/2020 & rated 95 points: Awesome - beautiful mature Cabernet - no green or herbaceous qualities - rich full mouthfeel, soft fine tannins, touch of cedar and tobacco - cork slipped in 1cm when corkscrew inserted so expected trouble - decanted and drunk over next hour - magnificent from first to last drop (1060 views) | | | Tasted by smenzies on 12/29/2012 & rated 97 points: Decanted and drunk immediately. The nose is perfect. After all these years still green grass and capsicum of the Coonawarra. Perfectly balanced soft tannins and fruit, the latter dominating. Should be drunk within the next 5 yrs...but who knows. An Australian classic! (3409 views) | | | Tasted by j45 on 3/25/2012: Green, bell peppers, underripe, barely drinkable. Even in magnum (3642 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 3/3/2006 & rated 96 points: The owner of this wine warned us that this would either be herbaceous and horribly under-ripe or would be very good.
If I didn't know the identity of the wine I would have thought the owner was joking if he'd said that it was from 1980 after looking at it. Youthful violet with not the slightest hint of fading or browning. Powerful, beautiful nose of tobacco, ash, tomato leaf, cedar, roast vegetables, blackberries. Palate is vibrant, yet elegant - with all facets having integrated and balanced perfectly - tannins, oak and fruit were all there but acting as one. The finish is amazingly persistent. After 45-60 minutes of breathing, it was just as good if not even better.
In one word, stunning - I could still taste this wine the next morning and couldn't think about anything else on the drive to work or for most of the morning at work. (4623 views) |
| Lindeman's Producer website
Producer websiteCabernet 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)South Australia South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Limestone Coast Limestone CoastCoonawarra Coonawarra |
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