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Ross Hill Wines The Griffin Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Ross Hill Wines Isabelle Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Winton Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Gomersal Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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Stonehorse By Kaesler Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Barristers Block J.P. Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Barristers Block Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Z Wine [FRANZ] Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A solid cassis/plum nose and a beautifully structured palate with a complexity of ripe blackberry fruit, some very classy oak and nice level of spiciness.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Pleasant compote of mature dark briary fruit characters with some obvious pencil shaving-like oak.

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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Malbec 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Excellent purple hues here with a lifted fruit driven nose and big rich meaty palate.

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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A bold juicy red with a leathery/earthy nose and Old Spice notes. Similar characters on the soft palate.

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Vale Organics McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Quite developed for a 2-year-old with upfront oak, brambly fruit characters and a spicy lift.

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Abbey Vale Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

“A complete wine!” Lifted and complex aromas of herbs, spices and brambles with great balance and persistence of sweet varietal flavours with spicy notes.

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Hidden Gem South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

An elegant wine of sweet berry fruits and spicy oak with a good level of acid.

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Fox Creek Wines Three Blocks McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A lean and stylish herbaceous/green style of cabernet with vanillin oak and soft chewy tannins.

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Fox Creek Wines Three Blocks McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

A rich and robust wine that is dense in colour with lots of ripe fruit and chocolaty tannins.

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Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lovely ripe varietal fruit richness layered with sweet oak and supported by persistent tannins.

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Knappstein Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A lovely, luscious blend with big fruit, big oak and big tannins! Definitely one for the cellar. 5+

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Knappstein Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A serious young thing, quite complex and driven by the oak at the moment with spicy red fruit pushing through and tannins in balance. Give it time. 5+

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Watkins Cellar Reserve Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark, sombre and serious with silky oak characters and persistent secondary characters mixing with the fruit.

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Haan Estate Classic Barossa Valley Merlot Cabernet Franc 2017

Posted: July 21, 2022

A Christmas cake-like bouquet with a big lick of oak on the red currant driven palate.

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Wolf Blass Platinum Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: July 21, 2022

A classic blockbuster of an Aussie cabernet – all dark berries, bitumen and herbs. Still amazingly fresh and will reward with further cellaring.

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Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark and brooding blackberry bouquet and a powerful ripe fruit driven palate but it refrains from being overripe or over-extracted.

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Wolf Blass The Master Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

A powerful wine but also shows great restraint with delightful aromas and flavours of blackberries, coffee grounds and dark chocolate. It has it all!

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Wolf Blass Black Label Barossa Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Caramel-like oak characters sit on top of the ripe cassis fruit fragrances. Excellent palate, beautifully structured – still tight and reserved. Needs more years on it yet.

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Trentham Estate Cellar Reserve Murray Darling Petit Verdot Tannat 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Bright red fruit fragrances with licorice and spices and lightly eucalypt palate.

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Smallwater Estate Precursor Geographe Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Bright berry bouquet and good level of complexity to the fruit driven palate.

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Krinklewood Vat 48 Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2017

Posted: July 21, 2022

A nicely matured wine that is soft and supple and ready for enjoyable drinking now.

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Glenlofty Estate Decameron Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Obviously cabernet – true to the variety with its blackberry bouquet showing a dash of herbs and savoury notes and its firm varietal palate framed with tannins.

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Blue Pyrenees Estate Cellar Door Series Pyrenees Malbec 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A lighter style with pretty fruit characters, chocolaty oak and a fresh crunchy line of acid.

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Blue Pyrenees Estate Estate Red Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

A good commercial style with clean straightforward cherry berry fruit characters.

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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Tight and complex with ripe blackberry fruit seamlessly balanced by the oak.

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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dense colour with a briary berry bouquet layered with cedary oak and followed by a fruit cake-like palate supported by some excellent tannins.

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Olive Hills du Cluse Single Vineyard Rutherglen Cabernets 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A soft pleasant oak driven wine nicely underscored with red currant-like fruit.

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Mitchelton Wines Vine To Wine Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A pretty lifted varietal fruit nose and a powerful concentration of varietal flavours.

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Singlefile Small Batch Pemberton Petit Verdot 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A complex vibrant mix of spicy berries, chocolaty oak and savoury/medicinal elements.

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Singlefile Great Southern Malbec 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A pleasant, velvety, fruit forward style that, according to the judges, punters will love.

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Singlefile Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Big, ripe and oaky with lovely cassis and red fruit elements, chocolaty notes and assertive tannins. Popular commercial style that will be loved by many!

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Singlefile Single Vineyard Frankland River Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Toasty and spicy on the nose with sweet blackcurrant flavours laced with violets.

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Bordeaux France Cabernet Blend 2017

Posted: July 21, 2022

An excellent example of a medium bodied red that shows great intensity without the weight. Lovely mix of truffle, black pepper and minty characters. It’s all class!

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

An intense purple fruit bomb of a wine with lifted aromas and soft generous flavours.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Blueberry bouquet with earthy/forest floor complexity. Lovely palate; tight, elegant and complex with great length of savoury/meaty flavours and bold tannins.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Inviting, beautifully poised, aromas of dark berries with spicy earthy characters. Excellent fruit flavours in the purple/blue fruit spectrum. One to put away!

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dense purple wine with ripe lifted varietal fruit and cigar box-like oak. Solid wine.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

“Very impressive young wine.” Cool and classy with lovely purple hues, spicy chocolate nose and a complex textured palate with lingering flavours.

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Saddler’s Creek Wines Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Rich and flavoursome wine with a cedary oak nose and an elegant oak driven palate.

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Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

An old fashioned, oak driven, style supported by a mix of berry fruits and forest floor-like complexity.

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Burk Salter SA Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

A soft, easy drinking, “chocolate shop” of a wine with a lingering sweet finish.

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Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A solid old school style of cabernet that’s big, bold and brimming over with flavour.

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Sanguine Estate Heathcote Cabernets 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Interesting super lifted fragrances with loads of inviting oak and fruit sweetness on the warming palate.

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