2010 Jim Barry Cabernet Sauvignon The Cover Drive

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 88.1 points

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  6/29/2022 - Heynetty wrote:

  D3 DipWSET STILL WINES - Prep with Lauren and Mike (Mike's Place): A: Deep ruby
  N: Medium (+) nose of smoke, plum, prune, black cherry, lavender, clove, eucalyptus I thought but it was green bell pepper,, Mike got earth, I got a bit of cedar
  P: Dry, medium (+) acid, medium (+) silky tannins, high alcohol , full body, medium (+) intensity, and medium (+) finish
  C: The heavy cooked fruit here is made less cloying by the balance of medium (+) acidity,. There is complexity here and a fine finish and concentration. Its a very good quality wine which would be better if it had a longer finish and or a more pronounced intensity,
  Suitable for ageing.
  
  Guesses:
  It was an Aussie shiraz but confused by the absence of black pepper
  
  Mistakes:
  The herbaceous aromas were very apparent. Had a moved those to the capsicum category, I would have guessed the grape. Its a lovely example of a Coonawara cab. Maybe there was green bell pepper and a touch of eucalyptus here.

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  9/29/2019 - MSheridan Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Still deep and weighty yet with a freshness from blackcurrant fruit.
  Good qpr

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  5/4/2018 - snowstrm Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This wine is holding up extremely well. Well-balanced, with classic cab flavors of cassis, blackberry, black cherry and a hint of green early on. The tannins are soft and supple, but wine has good weight and acidity for structure. A true delight which got better after 10-15 minutes in glass.

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  4/16/2016 - Keith Clark Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Still good purple - bright. Nose of vine leaves, mint and eucalyptus, cassis and blackberry. Bright fruit, maybe a little confected; pepper on the back of the nose; but maybe also some bleach! Soft, juicy black fruits; very pure fruit. A little blueberry, with some peppermint on the finish. Not much tannin left. A nice, soft, juicy finish

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  3/7/2016 - Raja Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Agree with the other note on this wine.
  Improved significantly after two days stored by vacuvin

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