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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2027 (based on 7 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Mirrina on 3/7/2020 & rated 88 points: An ordinar weak cab, no any impression, waited much more. (547 views) | | | Tasted by JerM on 11/28/2017: Tasting at Kilikanoon! (Clare): Leafy chocolate, blackcurrants/cassis, blackberries. minty, chewy, leafy, eucalypt. Classy and generous! (595 views) |
| By Alistair Cooper MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/7/2021)
(Kilikanoon, Tregea Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/10/2018)
(Kilikanoon Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley Tregea Reserve, Red, Australia) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (1/24/2017)
(Kilikanoon Tregea Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Kilikanoon Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'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)South Australia South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Mount Lofty Ranges Mount Lofty Ranges (wikipedia)Clare Valley Clare Valley (South Australian Tourism Comission) |
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