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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2020 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Nostromo99 on 9/3/2016 & rated 88 points: Not terribly expressive nose, but deep and rich, and showing lots of development. Good mouthfeel, very smooth, tannins pretty much completely integrated. As a previous reviewer noted, tastes rather like a well-aged Medoc. Decent length. Nothing more to give - it will probably last for a bit longer, but I can't see it improving, and there's every chance that it will start to fall off a cliff soon. (1914 views) | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 11/9/2015: Earthy nose, seems a little funky at first but then some good mature Cabernet notes comes through, cedar, green peppers and pencil shavings, like a medoc
Warming fruit, mellow, sweet with a little tannin
Quite old school in a good way, ageing beautifully. No hurry to drink this (2271 views) | | | Tasted by Drinking Trees on 6/27/2014: Dusty nose, but very nice palate, with flavours of raspberry, anise, and cocoa powder. (2613 views) | | | Tasted by StewartWent on 5/23/2012 & rated 91 points: Completely lives up to the promise that a previously corked bottle showed. Putting aside a little mushroomy pong, completely acceptable at 14 years of age, but otherwise a wonderfully complete and balanced mid weight cabernet. Mild blackberry fruits, a lining of acid and some chewiness but this is not what I'd call tannic. Right in the guts of the optimal window but I wouldn't hesitate to re-visit in 4 years. (3751 views) | | | Tasted by StewartWent on 12/26/2008 flawed bottle: A note purely for the records. Not massively corked but enough to make the wine hard-going. I'll be back for more though it shows great colour (dark blood red) and the structure is clearly in tact with spicy fruits and lively palate weight. A shame. (3728 views) |
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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)Victoria Wines of Victoria (Victorian Wine Industry Association) |
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