Community Tasting Notes 6

• XYTD Likes this wine: 89 points

  May 17, 2013 - This is the first New Zealand cab I've ever had. It came up as bold and chewy at the beginning. licorice, a hint of green peper. We used a simple aerator and waited for about 30 minutes. After that, the wine became softer, blackberry and currant showed up, nicely balanced. There was a good medium finish.

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• MRichman wrote:

  July 15, 2012 - Dense, thick, dark. Fairly heavy with sweet coffee, dark red fruit, and juicy tannins. Chewy with a long finish with a hint of sweet prune.
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• reiddmartin Likes this wine: 87 points

  June 10, 2012 - Really big dark fruit.

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• StewartWent wrote: 90 points

  April 9, 2012 - Really interesting wine. A very compelling argument for the 'blend' of new and old world cabernet. Ripe berry fruited nose with some gamey plushness and pepper. Front palate is ripe and sweet but gets progressively more dry and savoury. Dry tannin steps up and foils the fruit weight nicely.

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• MRichman wrote:

  March 3, 2012 - Full, rich, hot, strong. Olive, black leather. Long walnut finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Mission Estate Winery
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region North Island
• SubRegion Hawke's Bay
• Appellation Hawke's Bay

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• In Cellars 8 (35%)
• Consumed 15 (65%)

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