2012 Majella Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 90.0 points

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  10/24/2022 - isjomia Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Definitely a day 2 or 3 kind of wine. Very nice and seems younger than its 10 years.

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  9/28/2021 - JohnSh wrote: 88 Points

  Had this over two nights a few days ago. A solid cabernet, with deep blackfruits and a bit of black olive as well; a hint of herbal notes too. Not complex, but it is starting to integrate well - nothing sticks out and its well balanced, not OTT. This should last a while (B+).

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  6/14/2021 - Matt@5453 wrote: 93 Points

  Decanted and let sit for a couple of hours.
  
  The nose through to the palate is super enjoyable. The structure and balance is very good, in all, its starting to soften up, with the tannin and oak starting to fade. The palate is packed with deep and rich cassis, black currant, some dark chocolate, with some ever slight smoky/charred oak notes on the finish. There is some acid and grippy/drying tannin on the finish, but overall a lovely long finish. Based on this, I think in another 5-10 years it should be in a really good spot, but certainly lovely now.

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  5/17/2021 - isjomia Likes this wine: 94 Points

  No decant. Excellent bright wine. Fruit cassis tannin length. Cracker of a wine.

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  1/30/2021 - Jemby Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A lovely wine which needs at least an hour in the decanter to open up. Initially it seemed a tad thin, but soon it knocked our socks off. Gorgeously typical Coonawarra Cabernet, it was redolent of rich, black fruit, especially blackcurrent, blackberry and slightly sweet plums. After about 90 minutes a rich variety of spices came into play--cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and after 2 hours an underlying stratum of dark chocolate. There is an amply stiff backbone of tannin but it is not harsh. While spectacular to drink now I have a strong suspicion that this wine could last for 20 years.

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