2001 Henschke Cyril Henschke

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  4/17/2022 - DrinkerTrev Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A magnum of the 2001. I have been disappointed with some of my Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon but this bottle was fantastic. Now 21 years old this was fantastic. Great depth fruit flavours and light tannins.

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  4/3/2021 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 93 Points

  'Aged Aussies' Dinner (Joseph's Place, Wong Chung Hang, Hong Kong): More faded in colour than the 1998 drank alongside it. Nose is coal tar soap, quite reticent. Lovely balance and elegance. Palate is really fresh, lifted and a gorgeous expression of Cabernet Sauvignon in its feminine guise....which might seem like a contradiction for an Aussie but definitely isn't with this wine.

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  3/6/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points

  Pristine bottle, third from a five bottle lot purchased at auction in 2010. Level into neck. A blend of 65% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot, 14% ABV. Medium-deep sombre red, mature but lively appearance; rich and fully evolved nose, blakccurrants, cedar and smoke, beef stew, eucalyptus, earthy and warm but fresh; full-bodied but fresh palate, well-balanced, with a satiny texture and fully resolved tannins; the finish is plummy and a bit port-like. Drink soon.

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  4/7/2019 - chbeaumont wrote: 92 Points

  Beginning to fade in colour; candied fruit, plenty of red fruit, hint of pepper, leathery; soft, strawberried, complex; finishes with aplomb.

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  2/6/2019 - NickNYC wrote: 87 Points

  Quite disappointed with this wine from an estate which produces wines generally like. This is big and bold, a caricature of an Aussie wine. Nose on stewed dark fruits, game and spice. Palate is on the full body side but manages to find a bit of balance. the wine stayed the same after two days.

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