2016 Wendouree Cabernet Malbec

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 97 points

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  1/10/2024 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Wendouree survey (Chicago, IL): Chunky and structure, without the elegance of the syrah or cabernet. Pleasant enough if a bit foursquare, with the malbec notes making too much of their presence felt here. Darker fruit, with plenty of youthful tannin. Clearly will be more interesting with more years.

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  10/25/2018 - Dom K Likes this wine: 97 Points

  I was lucky enough to secure 2 cases of this in allocation. Way too young I know but I always like to drink one (to test if delivered OK) before locking the rest in long term storage. This only really came alive on the 3rd day (as expected for a wine this young that’s built to age). 3rd day: Rich dark berries, black cherries, uplifting thyme, with white pepper finish. Silky smooth with lovely puckering tannins. See the rest of you in 15 years! Something to look forward to.

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  8/6/2018 - DanielJH Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Dense concentration of luscious fruit. Blackcurrant and blackberry. Incredible tannin structure that scaffolds the wine. It’s a much tighter wine than the straight Malbec and really needs years to get to its peak. Dark red to black in colour and just beautifully balanced. An extraordinary wine; a lesson in good winemaking. Proper long term cellaring will be richly rewarded. Patience really is the key to this.

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