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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: December 2, 2021

A massive, well-aged and old-fashioned red that is brimming over with ripe fruit and sweet oak.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Beautiful complexity here of ripe blackberry fruit and oak with an excellent palate structure.

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Kimbolton Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Rich fruit cake-like bouquet. Soft in the mouth with a generous core of sweet fruit/oak flavours.

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Haselgrove Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A classy vibrant wine with a shy nose but a beautiful, long and seamlessly balanced varietal fruit palate.

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The Composer by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Minty, vanillin oak aromas and sweet cassis flavours with light use of oak and savoury tannins. Drinking well now.

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Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A well-made wine – balanced and slightly restrained with the oak in a complementary role to the varietal fruit.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very attractive complexity of oak, sweet fruit and bottle age. Excellent length and structure.

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Mission Reserve Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Soft approachable wine with rich blackberry fruit complemented by the oak and chewy tannins.

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Oryx Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright crimson wine with great depth of dark berry aromas layered with oak and with a typical minty note. Long, full bodied, flavoursome and well-structured palate.

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Claymore Wines Black Magic Woman Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A big, rich and complex old school style. Loads of oak and a huge palate.

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Claymore Wines Bittersweet Symphony Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Spicy dried fruit aromas with hints of cloves and a generous chocolaty palate with grainy tannins.

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Pewter Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Posted: December 2, 2021

An oak dominated style with a big leafy/minty lift. Has great richness and intensity of fruit.

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Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A rich chocolaty style of cabernet – quite oaky with good line of acid.

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dense dark and very oaky nose and a lively palate exhibiting layers of mocha, spice and mint-like characters.

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Leconfield Coonawarra ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

An oak dominated chocolaty cabernet, but it also has the fruit to handle it.

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Leconfield Coonawarra ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lovely bouquet that is reminiscent of a rich fruit cake and is followed by a lovely fresh and youthful palate but still showing a degree of complexity.

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The Coonawarrior by Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Rich black and blue berry bouquet with a violet lift. Palate has elegance, freshness and balance with savoury elements. A modern style offering value for money.

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The Coonawarrior by Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Blackcurrant bouquet with violet nuances and an elegant uncomplicated palate.

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Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Block’ McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely spicy blackcurrant nose here with hints of rose petals. Rich, sweet fruit, palate with dusty oak and grainy chewy tannins. Ageing well.

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Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Eleven’ Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite a tannic wine with nice lift of fresh cassis fruit and a dash of sweet oak.

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Leconfield Coonawarra Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Light, lifted and minty style of cabernet; quite ethereal with a complexity of oak and tannins.

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Z Wine Audrey Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A delicate straightforward style with subtle varietal fruit and some dusty oak notes.

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Stormflower Vineyard Single Vineyard (SXC) Margaret River Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lovely leafy berry varietal characters with good use of oak and drying tannins.

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Domaine Tournon Shay’s Flat Vineyard (NASAA) Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dense stonefruit fragrances with a herbal edge and intense varietal fruit characters on a soft and supple palate.

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Rosily Vineyard (ACO) Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Good varietal earthiness here with dark ripe fruits, overt oak and balanced acid/tannins.

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Zilzie Wines Butterfly Kiss Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Has balance, richness and density, good varietal characters of blackcurrants and violets and fine tannins. Drinking well now.

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Rymill Coonawarra The Dark Horse Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Chocolaty/dark fruit fragrances and a silky smooth, well balanced, palate with an excellent flavour profile and some lovely, sweet oak. Good value.

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Rymill Coonawarra Classic Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A complex ripe red berry bouquet with good complexity and generosity of fruit flavours.

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d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A floral/menthol style of cabernet that is flavoursome, well-structured and ageing well.

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Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A varietally light, but lively, wine with plenty of dry red flavours, confectionery notes and slight edgy tannins.

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Burk Salter Wines SA Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Well-made soft juicy wine with lifted red fruit, upfront tannins and ageing potential.

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Burk Salter Wines Moorunde Reserve SA Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Soft easy drinking style with very pleasant blackcurrant-like varietal characters.

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Buller Wines RLB Swan Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nice inky depth to this big rich extracted style showing very fine chamois-like tannins.

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

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Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A nose of blackcurrants and cedar with a juicy entry to the long, textured and flavoursome palate.

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Taylors Jaraman Clare Valley Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Minty chocolate aromas with underlying berry fruit characters and a bright, fresh, blue fruit palate with obvious mintiness and plenty of oak.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Two Blocks Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Slight medicinal note to the nose and sweet/savoury flavours with gentle tannins.

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Zilzie Wines Platinum Edition McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted sweet berry aromas and a full bodied flavoursome palate; nice drive of sweet floral fruit.

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Allegiance Wines The Foreman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A big wine with intense dark cherry and plum fruit, olive notes and a thread of oak.

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Allegiance Wines The Artisan Reserve Aged Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: December 2, 2021

Fragrances reminiscent of panforte and dried figs with a plush tannic palate, cassis fruit and high acid.

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Allegiance Wines The Artisan Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Fragrant berry aromas and a firm entry to the plush dark fruit palate.

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Allegiance Wines The Artisan Aged Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely graceful and elegant cabernet with an array of red and dark fruits.

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Allegiance Wines Unity Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Big, bold and ripe with a lift of plums and licorice and a big impact of fruit flavours.

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Richard Hamilton Hut Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Minty berry bouquet and a palate plump with juicy ripe fruit.

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Richard Hamilton Single Vineyard Hut Eleven McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A complex nose that is an amalgam of blue berry fruit and savoury oak with a light youthful varietal palate that has all the ingredients!

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Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite a tannic and savoury style with spicy perfumed lift to the nose and a long lively dark fruit palate.

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Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Subtle dark currant nose with a minty lift and a bright youthful palate with lots of acid and oak in the background.

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Watkins Family Wine Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Light leafiness to the nose with minty herbal elements and a crisp fruit palate with smooth tannins.

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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A racy linear wine that is tight, bright and fresh with savoury mulberry characters and green herbal overtones.

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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

A big, bold, riper chocolaty/cigar box style of wine that needs decanting.

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