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2009 Stella Bella Cabernet Merlot
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Australia
- Western Australia
- South West Australia
- Margaret River
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2019
Community Tasting Notes 6
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Krassens Likes this wine: 90 points
November 23, 2015 - Good backbone, jammy but not too much, good food wine, good qpr.
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Praxis wrote: 93 points
October 19, 2015 - Blackish purplish red in appearance with a vibrant nose of raspberries, cherries, cranberries, red plums with a bit of methol which makes it very appealing. The flavor components of this Margaret Valley beauty includes ripe red fruits, menthol, damp musty wood, coriander seeds, with an amazing smooth, dry, cedary and persistent finish. A very nice Aussie Bordeaux blend. Very intriging and lively wine.
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gherkinhammer Likes this wine: 93 points
November 11, 2013 - Poured straight from the bottle, this wine improved in the glass and could have done with some time in a decanter. Dark, purple in colour. Lots of dark berries and hints of grass in both the bouquet and on the palette which is wonderfully balanced by abundant tannins and a note of oak. A long finish that evolved from a delightful tannin bitterness to sweet jammy fruits.
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austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 91 points
June 2, 2013 - Dark cassis. A very competent Bordeaux-styled wine with some herbal intensity.
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chatters wrote:
May 6, 2013 - Bacchus Wine merchants trade tasting (Intercontinental hotel, Macquarie Street, Sydney): Herbaceous notes over slightly jammy blackcurrant conserve and some cedar notes and a slightly burnt/charred quality. In the mouth there is the herbaceousness, a cassis quality, very slight salt spray, medium plus body and tannin. Good. It's the first wine I've had for a while that sits between the stools of simple and complex as well as handling ripe and more green fruit well.
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By Josh Raynolds
July/August 2012, IWC Issue #163 (link)(Stella Bella Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Margaret River) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Stella Bella
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Cabernet Merlot
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region Western Australia
- SubRegion South West Australia
- Appellation Margaret River
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 34 (54%)
- Consumed 29 (46%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 4 votes
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- ProducerStella Bella
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionWestern Australia
- AppellationMargaret River
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