Posted: April 4, 2017
Vibrant herbal floral varietal fragrances and sweet upfront leafy berry flavours. Well made.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well integrated easy drinker with intense dark floral fruit complexity to the nose and loads of bright red fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big thick rich jammy spicy cabernet that’s deep crimson in colour and made more in an old school style.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Maitre D McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge powerful wine that needs years! An intense bouquet of dark fruits and vanilla oak and a big mouthful of sweet fruit with caramelly oak and velvety tannins. 5+
Comments Off on The Blackwood Reserve Captain James Blackwood Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big tannic wine with slight herbal blackberry fruit trying to keep up. Some boot polish notes to the nose and lovely palate texture with flavours that build along its length.
Comments Off on St Johns Brook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Blue fruit nose; a tad jammy. Sound, medium bodied and well balanced palate. High tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Barwick Estates Black Label Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
This youth needs cellaring to show its true self. Intense rich dark sweet fruit nose and tightly focused palate that’s big and dark with olive-like elements. 5+
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Savory earthy nose with a lovely pine like freshness. Inky meaty palate with good tarry length.
Comments Off on Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral red currant bouquet with a slight herbal notes and light bodied soft spicy earthy palate.
Comments Off on Basket Range Wine Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Sweet floral lift to the nose and an oak-driven palate with ripe sweet fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Ernest Hill Wines C.E.O Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral lift to the berry nose. Flavours in the sweet red fruit spectrum with balancing drying tannins.
Comments Off on Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A deep crimson wine with lifted minty herbal aromas; hints of spice, earth and tar. Delicious palate, rich and tarry with seamless balance and persistence of fruit, oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Outpost Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent blend; very refreshing. Cherries lift off the nose. Good level of primary fruit flavours. Obvious tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Woody Nook Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Chocolaty bouquet and big unctuous palate with upfront blackberry and vanilla oak flavours.
Comments Off on Land of the Vines McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oaky and quite developed. Leathery characters on the nose and rich fruit flavours with oak in the background. 3-5
Comments Off on God’s Hill Permanent Arm Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fruity and fresh with dark berry fruit-like aromas and a very well balanced varietal palate.
Comments Off on Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Series Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fully matured wine ready for drinking now. Sweet and savory characters on the nose and a seamless mix of sweet fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Wines Outlaw Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Handling its age very well”, said one judge. Dark berry fruits with minty notes and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate C.J Wicks Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Intense black fruit nose, some green notes and hints of herbs. Green edge to the palate with strong tannins. Time!
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leafy blueberry fruit integrating nicely with the oak, acid and tannins with interesting meaty notes.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple but sound style with the dark berry/blackcurrant fruit showing a tinge of violets. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very attractive cool climate style with subtle herbal aromas and lovely upfront blackberry and sweet herb flavours with spicy earthy notes and big oak tannins.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A powerful well structured cabernet showing very good winemaking and will greatly improve with more cellaring. Nice blackcurrant bouquet and satin smooth palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards High Eden Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A powerful blend with vibrant cherry and sweet cedar oak aromas and soft chocolaty palate with plenty of minty characters. Time! 3-5
Comments Off on Babich Irongate Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big rich flavoursome chocolaty style with lots of tannins and plenty of character.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sound, clean, riper style with leafy tobacco characters on the nose and a tight grippy dark savory/charry palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pungent and minty on the nose with unusual sweet/sour characters on the big flavoursome palate and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Balanced full bodied wine. Slight leathery development to the minty red fruit nose and powerful minty flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice varietal lift to the subtle fruit nose and rich blue fruit flavours with slightly drying tannins. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Tristan Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very well made wine that’s very drinkable now or with a couple more years cellaring. Leathery blueberry bouquet and developed fruit flavours with a slight mineral edge.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely example of an aged cool climate cabernet with spicy herbal fragrances and a lovely varietal flavour intensity and persistence on the creamy palate. Warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Raidis Estate Billy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Mixed berry cabernet nose and delicious mulberry palate with cedary oak and powerful tannins.
Comments Off on Yilgarnia Denmark WA Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fine mature cabernet with lovely varietal fruit, beautiful oak integration and attractive spiciness. 3-5
Comments Off on Rojomama Red Art Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big full generous cabernet with “mountains” of fine ripe black fruit characters and powerful tannin presence. “Definitely one for cellaring”, said one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Single Site Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Still very youthful with good cellaring potential. Lifted cherry aromas and a long elegant palate with very good dark cherry/blue fruit characters with cedary oak in support. 5+
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Single Site Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good varietal expression with typical cabernet aromas of dark cherries and blue fruits. Similar characters echoed on the well balanced, licorice layered, palate. 5+
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Third Reef Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Elegant fragrances of dark fruits and nutty leathery age. Good varietal flavours; quite developed.
Comments Off on Greedy Sheep Winery Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely aged cabernet with green notes to the fruit, strong drying tannins and toasty oak.
Comments Off on Cumulus Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A charmingly rustic style of cabernet. Nose has a menthol lift and oak dominates the palate rich in tannins.
Comments Off on Trentham Family Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Medium bodied wine with dark savory fruits, some caramel-like oak and fine tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Lazy T Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lightweight style of cabernet, quite high in acid with varietal fruit in the dark berry spectrum and good sweet oak integration.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good example of an Australian cabernet blend. Quite rich with a muscular, savory palate with a high level of acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Domaine A Petit a Coal River Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fruit perfectly balanced with the oak. Earthy characters to the nose and tightly focused meaty/berry flavours. Oaky background. 3-5
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy plum nose with a violet/lavender lift. Savory soy sauce like flavours with a green leafy touch and some fine grippy tannins.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Steely spicy red currant nose showing some nice aged characters. Savory earthy palate with a “Healthy oak budget”.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quinces and currants on the nose and on the big warm and slightly drying palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Australia Felix Premium Barrel Reserve Langhorne Creek Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed characters over the blue fruit aromas. Light , slightly astringent, developed palate.
Comments Off on Thompson Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Berry dominant aromas and big tannic palate with good concentration of blackberry flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Exquisitely well balanced wine. Some savouriness to the nose and moderate flavour intensity.
Comments Off on Fermoy Estate Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017