Posted: July 4, 2018
Nicely structured wine that’s tight and inky with simple but pleasant sweet blackcurrant fruit and mid-weight tannins.
Comments Off on Left Hook Second Round Margaret River Cabernet Malbec 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
An easy drinking, youthful, crowd pleaser. Good fruit weight, silky tannins and nice acid line.
Comments Off on Miles From Nowhere Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Smells of cured meats and black olives with slight mintiness. Soft and mellow in the mouth.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2010 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A nicely balanced commercial style; a tad thin with some dark fruits and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Another lightweight acid driven wine starting to develop but still showing some fruit freshness.
Comments Off on Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A big, rich and flavoursome cabernet that is currently dominated by the oak. Just needs some more age to show its at its best.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A strong oak/fruit bouquet leads to a good dark fruit/sweet oak flavour profile that has an attractive malo component.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Still very youthful with purple hues to the deep red colour. Lovely sweet ripe fruit freshness and an abundance of oak sitting on the top and supported by fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass The Blend Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big rich and chocolaty cabernet. Quite a lot of oak on the nose that covers the intense fruit aromas. Typical cabernet characters on the palate with plenty of grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A powerful tannic driven blend with plenty of slightly green, vanillin, oak characters but has some great blackcurrant varietal fruit beneath and a long lingering finish.
Comments Off on Ross Hill The Griffin Orange NSW Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A well aged silky smooth blend. Plenty of nutty leathery bottle age characters and good depth and weight of fruit.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec 2010 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Light and simple with advanced oaky characters. A suggestion of fruit from high cropping young vines.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Old Vine Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted leafy nose; slight smokiness with interesting hints of cured meat. Good black berry flavour weight and intensity.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A very commercial style. Quite simple with light berry characters and hints of darker fruits.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Winery Reserve Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
An all round, beautifully balanced, delicate wine with secondary nutty/leathery aromas and a very mature palate but still has plenty of life left in it. Great flavour depth.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A very well aged deep red wine starting to brown at the edge. “There is still plenty of life left in it yet,” said one judge. Quite strong tannins.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A beautifully aged cabernet with all the elements seamlessly integrated. Has some savoury elements and still quite a high level of acid.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Somewhat closed nose and a lean and tannic palate with hints of sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Offering excellent drinking right now. Still has sweet fruit, drying tannins and bottle age adding some attractive complexity.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Quite a fresh, lighter and elegant nose. The palate has a seamless balance between the lovely rich ripe cabernet fruit and the tannins and shows good oak use.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A slightly lightweight classic Margaret River cabernet with some delicate fruit characters nicely balanced by spicy oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
An intensely sweet and very mature style. Has some powerful coffee-like oak characters, strong tannins and high acidity.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A deeper tighter style with a powerful varietal bouquet showing hints of mint and has a light and savoury palate with some nice acid and a gentle hint of tannins.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lovely fresh dark fruit fragrances and nice crunchy berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Jonathan Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lots of oak here but good dark berry fruit underneath and showing a classic violet-like lift. Warming alcohol and a subtle oak finish.
Comments Off on Malone Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A good easy drinking commercial style with ripe jammy fruit, some oak and high level of acid.
Comments Off on McCarthy’s Orchard The My Coco Reserve Old Vine McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Pleasant aromas of cherry jam. Nicely balanced and well structured rich fruit palate.
Comments Off on Mandalay Road Persimmon Paddock Geographe Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A full bodied wine with good fruit concentration and persistence and quite astringent tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
The quintessential cabernet that could do with further ageing. A gorgeous aromatic mix of cassis fruit and sweet oak on the nose and a warming rich chocolaty palate with well handled oak.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV The Dancer Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very fragrant and very varietal and showing some attractive savoury development.
Comments Off on Vignalta Rosso Veneto IGT Nostran Veneto Cabernet Franc Carmenere 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A medium bodied, moderate length wine with an attractive amalgam of leafy fruit and oak. At its peak.
Comments Off on Colli Euganei Rosso DOC Gemola Veneto Merlot Cabernet Franc 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A full sweet style with subtle herbal touches to the nose and nice, slightly drying, palate structure with plum fruit flavour complexity.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two In The Bush Adelaide Hills Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Reserved bouquet and a sweet edge to the soft red fruit palate with ‘sensible’ use of oak.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A very well made wine – lovely and soft with dark fruit aromas and some sweet oak. Palate shows excellent length and balance with a lovely concentration of dark berry flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A pristine pure and youthful combination of vibrant varietal fruit with nice subtle use of oak and has a fine tannic spine.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Amazingly peppermint characters dominate a still fresh nose. Palate shows great depth, balance and texture and has intense plum-like flavours with good oak backbone.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A wonderfully powerful full flavoured cabernet with dense complex blackcurrant bouquet. Lovely varietal fruit intensity on a still youthful palate with lovely sweet oak.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A developed oak driven lightweight that’s quite tannic. Another good commercial style.
Comments Off on Koonara Ambriel’s Gift Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
“Excellent colour, body and flavour here,” enthused one judge. Offering years of cellaring potential. Good concentration of classy oak, dark inky fruits and great tannins.
Comments Off on Koonara Head Honcho Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A big soft and oaky commercial cabernet with nice subtle dark varietal fruit characters well integrated with the acid and tannins.
Comments Off on I Am George The Wizard Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
“Amazing colour for a 5-year old cabernet,” said one judge. Nose still quite youthful and closed with beautiful and powerful tannins on the intensely flavoured varietal palate.
Comments Off on St Hugo Private Collection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A classic and classy compilation of intense inky varietal fruit aromas with a dash of spicy oak and an amazing palate with outstanding fruit characters laced with fine tannins.
Comments Off on St Hugo Cellar Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A well made mid-weight wine. A lovely bouquet of blackcurrant varietal fruit that is still quite fresh and very flavoursome palate. Great tannin structure and good acidity.
Comments Off on St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Pleasant varietal aromas of blackcurrants and dried herbs with a nice minty lift. Nicely structured palate tasting of blackberry jam with a long acid backbone to carry it.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Intense and very varietal fruit characters with some leafy notes, attractive spicy oak, good acid balance and a high level of tannins. Needs more time to integrate.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lots of oak here but has plenty of rich, slightly raisined, chocolaty fruit sitting underneath and just a hint of mint.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Pleasant subtlety of leafy/dried herb aromas and a well structured and elegant palate with good plum fruit flavours and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A creamy nose with beautiful cassis varietal fruit and leafy notes. Delicate palate but has excellent flavour depth and intensity. Some minty notes and good use of oak.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Coonawarra Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A mix of minty cassis fruit and oak on the nose and a powerful flavoursome complexity of rich sweet dark berries to the seamlessly balanced palate. Has loads of character.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dense cassis nose showing inky minerally notes. The elegant palate shows a lovely concentration of sweet fruit, oak and has some great acidity.
Comments Off on Taylors The Visionary Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018