Posted: December 2, 2021
A big style of cabernet ripe with red and black berry fruit and strong tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dense fruit aromas with a menthol lift and good weight and concentration of fruit on the firm oak, soft tannin, palate.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
An intense cedar chest of oak with varietal fruit sitting underneath and nice drying tannins.
Comments Off on Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac France Bordeaux Blend 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very concentrated and complex wine but still a tad closed with a subdued cigar box of a nose and an elegant and tightly structured palate.
Comments Off on Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac France Bordeaux Blend 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great colour – verging on black. “This is the complete package.” It is very rich, very concentrated, and very vibrant with classy oak and lovely cassis fruit.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Youthful Ribena-like bouquet layered with sweet oak and tarry notes. Palate has an intense core of sweet berry fruit flavours with grainy tannins and crisp acid.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Platinum Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright purple wine, Joven in style with a lifted estery spicy raspberry bouquet and a light, nicely textured, palate lifted with dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark fruit aromas with a potpourri lift and generous palate bright with fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Beautiful ripe black berry fruit on the nose and the nicely controlled palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well-made, warm, chocolaty classic. Excellent purple colour with an abundance of blackberry fruit on the nose and palate. Great depth of flavour.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A huge, hot, mouth-filling, black bombshell of oak and sweet fruit. Amazing intensity of black forest cake-like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An intense crimson hued wine that is very youthful with many years ahead of it yet. It exhibits great depth, concentration and vibrancy of varietal fruit richness.
Comments Off on Knappstein Wines Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Toasty spicy oak nose and generous dark fruit flavours with an attractive dried fig-like note.
Comments Off on Peter Thompson Wines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
There is a hint of crushed nuts to the oak driven nose with an intense richness of fruit on the well-structured palate that is perfectly balanced by the oak.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Perfumed elegance to the nose and a palate with precision and poise.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted estery fruit nose and fresh juicy fruit palate. A very nice quaffer.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Empress Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle cassis/floral fragrances with a rich, youthful and flavoursome cherry/berry palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Colour Of Raven Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted fragrances of blue fruits edged with violets and an alert and nicely textured palate. Very stylish!
Comments Off on Sam Miranda Of King Valley Girls Block King Valley Cabernet Franc Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Malbec 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A leathery cigar box complexity to the mature nose and a tight spicy plum palate. “Excellent dinner wine.”
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complex earthy hints to the nose with lovely cassis/sweet oak flavours.
Comments Off on Calcannia Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, mature, old style chocolate cake of a wine. “A real curio.” Still has a hint of freshness.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A ripe sweet fruit nose and rich fruit cake-like palate. “Still travelling well!”
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An attractive straightforward bright purple wine with spicy, minty and floral aromas and fresh berry fruit flavours, silky tannins and vibrant acidity.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A perfectly complete wine,” enthused one judge. It has a beautiful vibrancy of cassis-like cabernet fruit that is seamlessly balanced by the lovely quality oak.
Comments Off on Truffle Hill Truffle Hunters Reserve Frankland River WA Cabernet Malbec 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A firm, full-bodied wine with a great cassis-like varietal core and a fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A classic style of cabernet – good depth of purple, lovely ripe cassis fruit and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose of blackberries and fresh oak and a generous, nicely maturing, palate. Good blend.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Seven Sleepers The Blend Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very big, old school, blockbuster of a wine. High alcohol and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Cabernet Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well-balanced lightweight that still has freshness of fruit with good use of oak.
Comments Off on Flowstone Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Touriga 2015 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Savoury leathery aromas and a full fleshy palate with a sweet fruity finish.
Comments Off on Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Malbec 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant and classy purple/red wine with a nose of dark fruit and bacon bone-like oak that is echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegantly structured wine with powerful oak, sweet fruit and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Wildwood Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lively number, super blackberry/cassis fruit, lovely cedary oak, typical crushed ant-like nuances and perfect level of acid. “A delight to judge and drink!”
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Delicate red berry nose and a medium bodied palate in a greener spectrum.
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fresh, sweet and straightforward red berry driven cabernet. Good commercial style.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate C.J. Wicks Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely bouquet that is a fragrant mix of red berry fruit and mulberries. A delightfully rich sweet varietal fruit palate with layers of silky-smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Aged notes developing on the nose with good depth of varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Heartland Wines Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven style of cabernet – there is lots of oak, but it is lovely classy oak with the intense ripe blackberry jam-like varietal fruit pushing its way through.
Comments Off on Kerrigan + Berry Mount Barker Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Excellent red berry varietal fruit characters layered with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill World Series Margaret River Malbec 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite typical of a leafy cool climate cabernet with excellent varietal fruit aromas layered with cedar-like oak with these characters echoed on the still vibrant palate.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Block 2 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich older style with lifted varietal aromas and a flavoursome palate with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive blend more in the blue fruits spectrum and laced with fresh sweet oak.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Renaissance McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A tad old fashioned in style with great leathery development. A “genuine” varietal.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark spicy fruit nose and generous palate still showing good clarity of varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely richness of cassis-like varietal fruit layered with sweet oak and floral notes.
Comments Off on By: Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright lifted cassis/sweet oak nose and an attractive restrained blue fruit palate with an alert acid line.
Comments Off on Wines By Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still very youthful with oak tending to dominate the fruit, for now, but offers great cellaring potential.
Comments Off on K1 Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple, bright red, up-front cherry/berry style with herbal notes and savoury elements.
Comments Off on Semitone – GLM The Wild Dog Pyrenees Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely lift of cassis fruit aromas with rich sweet fruit flavours balanced by a complexity of sweet rich oak.
Comments Off on Deakin Brothers Wines Coonawarra The Knight Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021