2015 Wirra Wirra Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Ringer

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91 points

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  6/1/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [2 Rosés, 2 Whts, & 8 Reds] from 05/31/19 + 4 Shared Bottles (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% C.S. (vines ave 20 yrs of age) from the shallow red clay over limestone to deep sands over ironstone soils of the Seaview, Blewitt Springs, & Onkaparinga Hills Vyds, elev. 262-787 ft; Fermented in a 2t open fermenter, & aged 17 mos in FR barriques; 13.5% ABV, 0.5 g/L R.S., 7.2 g/L T.A., & 3.4 pH:
  
  Known as "The Angelus C.S." in Australia;
  
  N: RIPE berries with notes of choc, spice, & undertones of earth? Intensity lurking?
  
  P: LM body; RNDISH entry with very NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent PUCKER which somewhat works itself out by the LONG, still very slightly puckerish, very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a hint of swtness to the DUSTY tannins. NEEDS through '21, I'd guess, then EASILY making its 10th. My EXC-/EXC, the higher likely eventually. 94 pts James Halliday, 08/01/2017. [This vendor's $49.95 is $5 < wine-searcher's lowest!]

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  3/1/2019 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I believe this is the Angelus rebadged for export
  
  Intense aromatics - spice and cedar
  
  Lovely balanced dark fruit and spicy tannins. Acidity just on point

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  11/3/2018 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 2 *shared,* VERY impressive bottles] from 11/02/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% C.S. (vines ave 20 yrs of age) from the shallow red clay over limestone to deep sands over ironstone soils of the Seaview, Blewitt Springs, & Onkaparinga Hills Vyds, elev. 262-787 ft; Fermented in a 2t open fermenter, & aged 17 mos in FR barriques; 13.5% ABV, 0.5 g/L R.S., 7.2 g/L T.A., & 3.4 pH:
  
  Known as "The Angelus C.S." in Australia;
  
  N: Vanilla with RIPE berries & notes of pyrazines; Intensity lurking
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish rt met by an astringent pucker which transitions into a LONG, BALANCED finish with a tangy/swtness to the dusty tannins. NEEDS through '20, then approaching its '10th. A relatively elegant style, particularly for AU. My EXC-. [I saw no other U.S. source with which to compare this vendor's $49.95.]

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