Posted: June 29, 2017
Good depth of red hues with a pleasant headful of dark fruit and spicy aromas. Masses of nicely focussed and intense flavours with fine tannins and slightly warming alcohol. 5+
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Renaissance McLaren Vale Merlot Cabernet Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Pretty wine with youthful, stalky, aromas and a freshness of violets and plums on the lean palate.
Comments Off on Craigie Knowe Tasmania Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Coffee-like bouquet and long well structured palate. Nice chocolaty/coffee flavours with raspberry and mulberry fruits underneath.
Comments Off on Millbrook Winery Estate Perth Hills Cabernets 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
More oak than fruit on the nose with a smooth, rich and flavoursome palate that has a big hit of sweet oak on the mid-palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Winemakers Project Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex maturing coffee/blackcurrant nose. Still has plenty of sweet fruit flavours with good acid backbone and obvious tannins.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Great colour for its age with nice intensity of dark cabernet fruit showing a savoury edge and developing nicely. Plenty of life in it yet.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight greenness to the nose and a balanced, sweet and simple palate with subtle tannins.
Comments Off on Montara Grampians Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An outstanding cabernet with excellent varietal fruit integrity. Delicate lifted perfumed bouquet with classy oak evident. Plum and some prune characters on the chocolaty palate. 5+
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection Tullymore Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“A highly strung wine”. Black fruits and smoky oak on the nose. Elegant, but complex, blackcurrant /olive palate. Very powerful, satin smooth, tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Beautifully perfumed blackcurrant nose and great varietal flavours with some complexity developing. Needs time to fully integrate.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Quite complex and developed dark fruit aromas with a medicinal touch. Plenty of acid and high level of tannins on the integrated palate will improve further with more cellaring.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose developing nutty/leathery aged notes. Hints of sweetness on the beautifully balanced palate. Great flavours; hint of coffee.
Comments Off on ArtWine Feral Farmer Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely aromas sitting in the plum fruit spectrum and oodles of flavour with the sweet oak poking through the varietal fruit. Needs more time to settle down. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A dusty leafy varietal cabernet with interesting aromas and a nicely structured palate that has a lovely integrated flavour profile.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very youthful wine – some varietal fruit and serious amount of oak with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Mad Bastard Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature complex aromas. Up-front fruit sweetness on the palate develops into oaky notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners RMS McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle floral cranberry bouquet and balanced bright fruit palate with mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very attractive licorice characters on the nose and a warm inviting sweet fruit palate. Time. 5+
Comments Off on Taltarni Old Block Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Excellent varietal fruit expression here. Very gentle aromas and nicely integrated flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely ripe and nicely concentrated raspberry/mulberry-like varietal fruit. Some spiciness to the nose and lovely texture and length to the silky smooth palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed/violet bouquet; some oyster shell and sea spray touches and a zippy varietal palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Premium Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Evolving aromas and very savoury palate with rich tannins. “Very good for a 5-year-old”.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose more green and medicinal than fruity. Palate still tight and grippy with good depth of fruit and beefy complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Zema Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lively style of cabernet with delicate nuances of savoury/earthy characters on the nose and a dark savoury palate with soft plum and sweet roasted oak flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A gentle, medium weight, fruit driven style but the oak is there. More of a dry red style.
Comments Off on Jack Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Shy nose; hints of oak. Masses of well focussed dark fruit/soy-like flavours. Good tannins -not too grippy. 3-5
Comments Off on Hamilton Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Youthful fruity aromas and a powerful, velvety smooth, cranberry fruit palate with some sweet/sour characters.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A grippy cabernet showing masses of bright red/purple colours and excellent intensity of dark fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle nuances of berry fragrances with delicate dark fruit and olive-like flavours.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Hut Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting nose; sweet and floral. Pleasant varietal flavours in the lighter leafy spectrum.
Comments Off on Willoughby Bridge Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful nose; a complexity of dark fruit, oak and spices. Soft and easy in the mouth and tasting of blackcurrants and spicy oak. Still showing nice freshness.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lovely complexity of varietal fruit and oak fragrances and a very rich concentration of flavours on the drying tannic palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very good wine. Interesting mellow fragrances with some meaty depth and nicely focussed and generous fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Saint Clair James Sinclair Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A very long, very smart style showing plenty of fresh lifted varietal fruit with great use of oak to balance. Finishes sweet. 3-5
Comments Off on Saint Clair Premium Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Big, dense, beefy bouquet and full smooth palate with classy fruit/cedar oak flavours and powerful grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Winemakers Project Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Soft black fruit fragrances with herbal hints. Nice balance between savoury and sweet flavours with some leafy notes on the palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A classy, elegant and well balanced cabernet with attractive red and black fruit characters and somewhat astringent tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Clare Valley Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle nose; a violet lift and a leafy edge. Has chocolaty/blackcurrant flavours and some sweetness.
Comments Off on Wills Domain Single Vineyard Block 3 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Strong purple hues and plenty of blackberry aromas with lovely varietal fruit on the nicely structured, well balanced palate. Fine tannins.
Comments Off on Wangolina Single Vineyard Mt Benson Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Funky earthy characters on the nose and pleasant lifted minty chocolaty flavours.
Comments Off on Blass Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A delightful nose of red fruits and herbs with very pronounced tarry/dark cherry flavours on the very tightly coiled palate. Needs more time to integrate. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Earthy herbal nose with hints of coffee. Concentrated dark plum power to the palate. A tad medicinal. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Blass Noir Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A classic cool climate cabernet. Lovely crimson colour, rich plum bouquet and a big soft palate with a bold line of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A restrained and mature savoury-like nose with an elegant palate showing great structure and showing a lovely complexity and depth of sweet cassis flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017