GrandCuvee - Cabernets: Northern vs Southern Hemisphere

The Botanic, Raffles City
Tasted Tuesday, December 10, 2019 by vinhonotte with 73 views

Flight 1 - Champagne Apertif (1 Note)

Flight 2 - First (2 Notes)

  • 2013 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder

    Deep ruby, moderate thickness, and highly extracted. Purple floral aromas, green fern, and twigs. Highly tannic and acidic, a good weight, lots of alcohol heat, but strangely still kind of green, twiggy and leafy, and some underripe blackberry and cherry, as well as cloves, liquorice, coffee and cocoa. Some persistence from the florals and cocoa

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  • 2015 Mayer Cabernet 89 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Deep purple, moderate thickness and high extraction. Orange blossom and orange zest aromas with raspberry. Acidic, medium tannins and medium weight, while with some good alcohol heat. Cherry and orangey flavours, and somewhat beery hoppy at the back. Seems like something made naturally

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Flight 3 - Second (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Third (2 Notes)

  • 2012 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Deep ruby, and quite some extraction. Nose full of alcohol fumes, and some roses, blackberry, cassis, grass, oak vanillin, dark chocolate. Rich, textured, tannic, and huge intensity. Lots of chocolate, caramel, coffee flavours, which becomes grassy and rosy towards the back and a long finish. Powerful, voluptuous, exceptional!

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  • 2009 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Aphrodite 93 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    Deep ruby. Very hot alcohol nose, with blackberry and raspberry, and some cocoa. High flavour intensity, and moderate tannins and acidity, and very heaty. Blackberry, cassis, grass, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and grilled meats. Nice one!

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Flight 5 - Fourth (2 Notes)

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