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2016 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon The Menzies
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Australia
- South Australia
- Limestone Coast
- Coonawarra
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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ProfByron Likes this wine: 89 points
February 24, 2024 - My memory of Menzies is a ridiculously oaked and therefore rather inaccessible wine at least in youth. This is therefore something of a surprise in that it’s quite approachable.
That said, the alcohol is annoying (14.5%). And yes it’s heavily oaked. Not particularly obviously Coonawarra terroir.
I enjoyed it more the 1st night than the 2nd (kept under zero oxygen).
Seriously good vineyards, but a tad silly recipe?
Yalumba need to do some reflection if they want this wine to be (taken as) serious/premium.
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Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 92 points
September 16, 2023 - Well defined blackcurrant and blackberry. A minty note. Fine cedar and sweet tobacco. Full bodied with sweet, ripe tannins and a lovely freshness. Long, creamy spice flecked blackcurrant finish. Drink now or hold.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackcurrant, blackberry, mint, cedar, graphite, leather and sweet tobacco. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol, medium plus acidity, high tannins, long finish.
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chatters wrote:
August 12, 2022 - Coonawarra Roadshow (Town Hall, Sydney): On the nose concentrated black currant fruit, cedar, smidge of eucalyptus, sweet spice. In the mouth it's juicy, slightly baked black fruit, dense tannins are tight but quite floury textured, there is a bit of alcohol warmth on the finish as well. Showing quite primary but balanced in a large way. Hmm.
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rossso Likes this wine: 92 points
March 14, 2022 - Promising. Needs at least another 5 years to see how good it might be.
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Australian Cabernet Sauvignon: panel tasting results, 11/2/2021 (link)(Yalumba, The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
8/31/2020 (link)(Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra The Menzies, Red, Australia) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Yalumba
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard The Menzies
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Limestone Coast
- Appellation Coonawarra
- UPC Code 9311789001272
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 183 (64%)
- Consumed 99 (35%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 4 votes
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- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionLimestone Coast
- AppellationCoonawarra
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