Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely choc/cherry nose with a spicy lift. Great palate length and texture with bright tangy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Wignalls Frankland River Cabernet Merlot 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A dark wine gum and currant nose. Fleshy and flavoursome in the mouth. Just needs another year or two.
Comments Off on Choosy Beggars WA Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Old school black fruited style with pronounced mouth coating oak characters.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A dense core of choc mint varietal fruit with lingering oak and upfront tannins.
Comments Off on Reschke Bull Trader Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: September 3, 2022
Showing good aging potential, this deeply coloured red is vigorous and concentrated. Vibrantly fruity, it has strong blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, oak complexity and fresh acidity. Best drinking 2025+. $38
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A complex varietal mix of spices, cherries and crushed herbs with a tea-like element and chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Rosabrook Wines Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Rich dark berry bouquet with savoury nuances. The palate is a touch lean with some secondary complexity developing, dusty tannins and a strong finish.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Cluny Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A wine with both power and elegance. The nose and palate are a lovely balance of black fruits, chocolaty oak and pretty floral nuances.
Comments Off on Riddoch The Representative Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich and ripe and according to one judge – “Authentic!” with a Cherry Ripe nose and leafy/meaty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Pitchfork Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An earthy, complex and tannic wine of dark berry fruits with forest floor notes.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Novello Adelaide Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A soft rich and warming wine – still very young with aromas of blackcurrants, aniseed and violets and layers of minty chocolate and cassis fruit flavours. “Stunning!”
Comments Off on Argento McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Leafy blackcurrant bouquet and flavours of plums and cherries with fine tannins and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Choosy Beggars Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A well-structured berry fruit driven wine – great length and showing just a hint of herbs.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Generous cassis/forest fruit fragrances with a depth and complexity of delicious flavours showing lovely fruit esters.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
It’s all here; sweet plums, licorice, cassis, spices, toasty oak and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Slightly developed, deep crimson, wine with plenty of dark peppery/mint fruit.
Comments Off on Reschke Bull Trader Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still very youthful, this deeply coloured blend of cabernet sauvignon (68%) and merlot (32%) was matured in tanks and French oak barrels. Full-bodied, with a slightly earthy bouquet, it has strong, vibrant blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, showing considerable complexity,…
Comments Off on Saint Clair James Sinclair Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Masterpeace Victoria Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 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 strong leafy/cassis varietal signature here with good use of spicy oak.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive red berry fruit with herbal notes, gravelly tannins and a judicial use of oak.
Comments Off on Castelli Frankland River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Blueberries and plums on the nose and palate with chewy tannins and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fresh varietal fruit characters with some green herbal notes and balancing oak.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A very serious style,” according to one judge. A lovely mix of sweet oak and ripe berry fruit.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek SA & Mudgee NSW Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely leafy varietal with good weight of cassis and plum-like fruit characters with long silky tannins.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy oak bouquet with a firm warm palate with slightly jammy fruit. 3-5
Comments Off on After Hours Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A powerful lift of plum jam-like aromas with olive notes and hints of mint. A very classy palate with soy/honey elements.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A riper style of wine that is all cherries and dark chocolate and showing a high level of acid and layered with elegant tannins.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Lifestyle Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pretty violet lift to the cassis nose. Palate is firm and rich with lots of tarry characters and some up-front tannins.
Comments Off on Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Generous black cherry and herbal leaf characters with hints of violets and oak.
Comments Off on Bunkers Wines Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely developing medium bodied wine with charry red fruits and some capsicum notes.
Comments Off on Gapsted High Country King Valley Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Enjoyable young, this deeply coloured red is a blend of cabernet sauvignon (59%) and merlot (41% ), matured in tanks and French oak barrels (partly new). It has a fresh, vibrantly fruity bouquet, leading into a full-bodied wine with very…
Comments Off on Saint Clair James Sinclair Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Priced right, this vibrant blend of cabernet sauvignon (68%) and merlot (32%) was matured for 15 months in French oak hogsheads (36% new). Full-bodied and deeply coloured, it has strong, ripe blackcurrant and plum flavours, gently seasoned with nutty oak,…
Comments Off on Mills Reef Reserve Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still unfolding, this is a single-vineyard, Gimblett Gravels blend of cabernet sauvignon (55%), merlot (41%) and malbec (4%), matured for 10 months in French oak casks (35% new). Deeply coloured, with a fragrant, fresh, slightly herbal bouquet, it is mouthfilling,…
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This powerful, very ageworthy red is a blend of cabernet sauvignon (62%), merlot (24%) and cabernet franc (14%), matured for a year in French oak barriques. Deeply coloured, it is fragrant, with strong, ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours and…
Comments Off on Mission Barrique Reserve Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Vibrant spicy blackberry varietal fruit here that is perfectly balanced by the oak.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great colour here with bright leafy blue fruit fragrances and very fresh minty blackcurrant flavour profile with judicious use of oak and masses of firm tannins.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Quite lovely,” said one judge. Nice varietal characters reminiscent of fruits of the forest with a good tannic backbone.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Phillip Alexander Mudgee Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good purple hues here with toasty herbal fruit fragrances and herbaceous-like varietal fruit flavours. “A pleasant drink.”
Comments Off on Forester Estate Lifestyle Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose shows a complexity of ripe red fruit and subtle vanillin oak. The palate is dark rich and fruity with good maturity.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek & Mudgee Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A closed nose with just a hint of blue fruit and toasty oak with more of the same evident on the palate. Good line of acid.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Some nice complexity here with dark floral fruits, toasty oak and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Castelli Great Southern Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely concentration of plum aromas with lifted floral notes. The juicy medium bodied palate is filled with flavours of fig paste and blackcurrants with soft tannins.
Comments Off on Cumulus Vineyards Rolling Central Ranges Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely purple hues here with a spicy blackcurrant bouquet and lively fruit flavours and a very good line of acid.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pretty floral bouquet and an elegant, slightly green, cool climate palate with delicate fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dense dark fruit fragrances with a soy-like edge leading on to a lovely savoury chocolaty palate with good flavour depth, great structure and a solid tannin structure.
Comments Off on Walter Wines Federation Hill Single Vineyard Mudgee NSW Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 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
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
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