Posted: November 30, 2021
A very savoury style with obvious tertiary characters and a eucalypt-like lift
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pleasant and lifted fruit nose with blue fruit flavours, hints of mint and violets and some good savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A Cherry Ripe of a nose that carries through on to the very soft palate.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Cluny Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big tannic style with good savoury varietal fruit and vanillin oak. “A great wine,” noted one judge.
Comments Off on McHenry Hohnen BDX Margaret River Malbec Cabernet Petit Verdot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Brooding plum fragrances with great fruit weight on the palate and flavours reminiscent of fig jam.
Comments Off on McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Raisined fruit bouquet and medium length, sweet caramel, oak palate.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Limited Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pungent berry bouquet and sweet Christmas cake-like flavours with fine line of tannins. “Nice drink!”
Comments Off on Hemera Limited Release Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely developed wine with slight medicinal character to the nose and raisin-like flavours on the textured palate.
Comments Off on Hemera Limited Release Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas of plums and blackcurrants, slight leathery edge and dark earthy fruit palate with greenish tannins.
Comments Off on Backline Wines Je Fais Langhorne Creek Cabernet Blend 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big full-bodied cabernet. Intense brooding bouquet, a dark complexity of smoky/roasted flavours and well “shaped” tannins.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A traditional Aussie cabernet at its best! An evolved earthy/berry nose with a generous chocolaty/leathery palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still very fresh and “so promising”! Lots of spicy blackcurrant fruit and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Mike Press Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Deep purple wine with a minty/menthol bouquet and simple ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely varietal melange of blackcurrants and plums with herbal/menthol notes.
Comments Off on Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A riper style smelling of plums and cassis with a slight menthol edge and lovely dark cherry-like flavour profile laced with great chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Bolter McLaren Vale Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great elegant example of the variety with lifted blue fruit and spicy oak bouquet. Perfect palate weight, silky smooth in the mouth and with loads of flavour. Will age well.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Outpost Coonawarra Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Up-front red berry bouquet and slightly angular structure to the palate with dark fruits, light acidity and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Trinity Hill The Gimblett Red Blend Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very soft and savoury style with a suggestion of cassis, violets, toast and vanilla.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Complex cassis and menthol aromas with a fleshy palate intense with dark fruit flavours and mouth coating tannins.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Red Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose is an aromatic mix of olive tapenade and blue fruits with an earthy edge. Soft and “welcoming” palate structure with lingering cool red fruit supported by vanillin oak. 5+
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very long, lingering and powerful inky purple wine that is rich with minty berry fruits and savoury elements with some well-rounded tannins. Has great presence!
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted minty fruit bouquet and a well rounded spicy red fruit palate with understated oak.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Restrained jubey fruit fragrances with juicy fruit palate. “Very good for its age
Comments Off on Windowrie The Mill Hilltops Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A bit of a fruit bomb,” according to one judge. Good line and length with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Pig In The House Organic Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Interesting nose, quite gamey with a soft plum flavoured palate and vanillin notes.
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Restrained fruit nose and a somewhat austere oak driven palate with loads of tannins. Needs many years. 5+
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate Decameron Block Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great example of a greener style of cabernet. “A pleasure to judge,” according to one of the panel. Very varietal, lovely structure and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Rosabrook Wines Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted aromas of cassis fruit and strawberry jam. Generous youthful red fruit palate. Very approachable now. $36
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Beautifully aged merlot with great varietal fruit aromas layered with cedary oak characters. Lovely ripe fruit flavours well supported by the oak and succulent acidity.
Comments Off on Lévrier by Jo Irvine Barossa Valley Merlot 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted spicy fruit fragrances and creamy confectionery strawberry/blueberry palate. Great oak selection and ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark cherry nose with sweet menthol and herbal lift. Beautifully balanced palate with enough acid to assure a long life ahead.
Comments Off on GPL68 by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Light and lean with some lovely varietal fruit that, according to one judge, showed “great picking decision!”
Comments Off on Nova Vita Firebird Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant, balanced and varietally pure deep purple wine with lovely lifted fruit characters with the slightly gravelly oak in a supporting role and some very elegant tannins.
Comments Off on Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A varietal nose with hints of tomato bush and a very drying and flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great development here with excellent integration between spicy cassis fruit, oak, tannins and warming alcohol. “So good for its age!” enthused one judge.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A huge mature cabernet with lots of everything – black cherries, olive tapenade and roasted meat characters all wrapped up in up-front firm and assertive tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021