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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by chatters on 8/3/2014: Sunday Lunch at Wayne's (Redfern, Sydney): Medium plus aromas of spicy, concentrated black fruit, cream, vanilla, almost mocha and chocolate with hints of Christmas cake. In the mouth the wine has quite tight tannin - chewy and savoury over black fruit, leather and cedar. Perhaps a little more time? Nice none the less. (1628 views) | | Tasted by graemeg on 1/10/2006: The tasting sheet talks about violets and plums and spice. I’d partly agree, but its also quite herbal. The palate is somewhat coarse and certainly tannic, and I think a bit more bottle age is called for. Not bad value, for something a bit out of the mainstream. (1593 views) |
| Domaine A Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonAustralia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Tasmania Tasmania (Wine Industry Tasmania) |
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