Absolutely clean as a whistle. Showing Margaret River coolness and with the primary fruit having just integrated. This will kick on for another decade.
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This is a quite outstanding example of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense purple colour, looking quite youthful despite 10 years of age. Aromoa of ripe boysenberry with mint, but none of the gummy character that is apparent in Cab Sav from other parts of Australia. Great balance and progression in the mouth: flavours of aniseed and ripe berryfruit build through the middle palate, and then fade gracefully into a lingering, velvety finish. Understated elegance is a marker for this very classy wine. Not too many wines we drink make the grade as outstanding, but this is one.
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A deep crimson robe in the glass promises well. The nose is powerfully redolent of cedar, ribena and blackberry with a hint of mint. The palate is a blackberry explosion with well integrated tannin and acid support. Different to Coonawarra Cabernet and increasingly my preferred area for superior Cabernet in Australia. Great with a food steak dish.
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This one has been sitting in my cellar gathering dust for the past 4 years. A cabernet from the well renowned Margaret River in Western Australia. At 14% it's not going to do much damage on this cold Friday evening
A cabernet from this region would normally show some blackcurrent and herbs. This meets the brief quite sufficiently. Slight brown tinge around the ring is evidence of its age. Slightly acidic and that blackcurrent palate with a hint of oak. Pleasant without being a superstar.
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Very good palate penetration and medium plus tannin. Style falls in between that of a fruit bomb and austere. Very good but not memorable. I would hold it for another year plus.
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rather oaky, but with nice blackcurrant and liquorice aromas. drying tannins but softening into a truly beautiful texture when consumed with food. should improve with time, perhaps reaching peak in a year or two.
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Prince Saturday tasting (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): muted and savoury blackcurrant, herbaceous, slightly dusty notes as well as leather and a slight briny note. In the mouth the fruit is initially a touch sweet then strolls across to the savoury with drying, dense, chalky tannins and a sapid salinity on the medium plus length. Okay.
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Inky red with a purple hue. Bright pronounced nose of cassis and violet. The palate is more of the same, with a fresh acidity that encapsulates the cassis and cherry through to a long finish. Will go on. The rest are going away for a while!
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Powerful and rich aroma of liquorice, spices and casis following through to the palate. Finely grained tannins with a long lingering finish. Truly outstanding drop. [DWF|D:30]
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10/15/2022 - TravisW Likes this wine: 88 Points
Absolutely clean as a whistle. Showing Margaret River coolness and with the primary fruit having just integrated. This will kick on for another decade.
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7/27/2022 - Southern Wine Buff Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a quite outstanding example of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense purple colour, looking quite youthful despite 10 years of age. Aromoa of ripe boysenberry with mint, but none of the gummy character that is apparent in Cab Sav from other parts of Australia. Great balance and progression in the mouth: flavours of aniseed and ripe berryfruit build through the middle palate, and then fade gracefully into a lingering, velvety finish. Understated elegance is a marker for this very classy wine. Not too many wines we drink make the grade as outstanding, but this is one.
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1/31/2022 - cogo44 Likes this wine: 95 Points
A deep crimson robe in the glass promises well. The nose is powerfully redolent of cedar, ribena and blackberry with a hint of mint. The palate is a blackberry explosion with well integrated tannin and acid support. Different to Coonawarra Cabernet and increasingly my preferred area for superior Cabernet in Australia. Great with a food steak dish.
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9/15/2020 - lukemalias@outlook.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
thoroughly enjoyed. 2 hrs decant & then enjoyed with a scotch fillet
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5/22/2020 - Marknob wrote: 86 Points
This one has been sitting in my cellar gathering dust for the past 4 years. A cabernet from the well renowned Margaret River in Western Australia. At 14% it's not going to do much damage on this cold Friday evening
A cabernet from this region would normally show some blackcurrent and herbs. This meets the brief quite sufficiently. Slight brown tinge around the ring is evidence of its age. Slightly acidic and that blackcurrent palate with a hint of oak. Pleasant without being a superstar.
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11/24/2017 - Brettski80 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Stunning value. Pepper fused blackcurrants and balanced and elegant.
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4/10/2016 - ephorn wrote:
Very good palate penetration and medium plus tannin. Style falls in between that of a fruit bomb and austere. Very good but not memorable. I would hold it for another year plus.
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2/4/2016 - rossandersonnz Likes this wine: 86 Points
rather oaky, but with nice blackcurrant and liquorice aromas. drying tannins but softening into a truly beautiful texture when consumed with food. should improve with time, perhaps reaching peak in a year or two.
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9/26/2015 - chatters wrote:
Prince Saturday tasting (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): muted and savoury blackcurrant, herbaceous, slightly dusty notes as well as leather and a slight briny note. In the mouth the fruit is initially a touch sweet then strolls across to the savoury with drying, dense, chalky tannins and a sapid salinity on the medium plus length. Okay.
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1/16/2015 - deanmillson wrote: 94 Points
Inky red with a purple hue. Bright pronounced nose of cassis and violet. The palate is more of the same, with a fresh acidity that encapsulates the cassis and cherry through to a long finish. Will go on. The rest are going away for a while!
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1/7/2015 - the_viking Likes this wine: 94 Points
Powerful and rich aroma of liquorice, spices and casis following through to the palate. Finely grained tannins with a long lingering finish. Truly outstanding drop.
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