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 Vintage2001 Label 1 of 3 
TypeRed
ProducerIsland Brook Estate
VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
DesignationReserve
Vineyardn/a
CountryAustralia
RegionWestern Australia
SubRegionSouth West Australia
AppellationMargaret River

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Community Tasting Notes (average 85 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 1 note) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Rogershkg on 3/13/2013 & rated 85 points: This was too dense for me. Colour was deep garnet and opaque. The nose not that great. The taste was heavy, alcoholic, red fruit. The wine was well made but a little bitter and too heavy for my liking (1027 views)

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By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (2/12/2004)
(Island Brook Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet 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 Sauvignon

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