Posted: November 30, 2021
“Lovely everything!” declared one judge. Complex aromas of black fruits, chocolate and spices with rich cabernet flavours, powerful tannins and a toasty finish.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Black Magic Woman Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Earthy aromas of coffee beans and blackcurrants with lilac nuances. The chocolaty palate has great texture and weight with good balance of oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Bittersweet Symphony Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas in the leafy herbal spectrum with simple leafy raspberry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mike Press Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely layers of jammy fruit, chocolate, fig jam and quince paste characters. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Ulupna Limited Edition Goulburn Valey Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A cool and elegant lightly herbal cabernet with a lean firm drying palate.
Comments Off on Squitchy Lane Vineyard Reserve Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Loads of spicy/dusty oak over fruit that is at the riper end of the spectrum.
Comments Off on Flowstone Queen Of The Earth Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A firm tannic style with chocolate and plums on the nose and creating layers of rich varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sevenhill Inigo Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very fruit driven, simple and clean varietal – all plums, cassis and violets.
Comments Off on The Crafty Punter Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Delightful primary fruit fragrances of cassis and olive tapenade. Palate has all the right elements with the oak, tannin and acid in perfect harmony. “Less is more,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very good concentration of savoury/earthy fruit aromas with sweet dark berry flavours, chewy tannins and a minty finish.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Spicy nose with a lift of black fruits and a rich weighty black fruit palate with firm tannins and good tight acid.
Comments Off on Leconfield ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Assertive oak nose with plum fruit underneath. Oak dominates the warm complex palate with a firm finish. Cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slight menthol notes to the savoury/cola bouquet with flavours like rum and raisin chocolate.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Block’ McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Blackberry nose with a lift of prune characters. Nice integration of fruit and oak on the elegant, well focussed, palate.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle aromas with developed Bonox-like meaty notes and some pretty minty blackcurrant flavours with soft tannins.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely compote of varietal fruit aromas with a warming palate that is rich with persistent prune-like flavours and has tightly wound tannins in abundance.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark inky nose with soy-like notes and a big chewy dark fruit palate with a lovely tannic profile and a chocolaty finish.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good confectionery blackcurrant aromas and stewed plum-like flavours with a toasty oak finish.
Comments Off on Pioneer Road Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle savoury aromas and attractive ageing dried fruit flavours with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Parson’s Paddock South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great colour with intense dark red hues and great depth of black fruit fragrances with a dark and brooding varietal fruit palate. A tad tannic but it is in balance.
Comments Off on Tail Spin Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury nose with chocolaty esters. Very soft, warm and spicy in the mouth.
Comments Off on Grower’s Gate South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Clare cabernet at its best,” said one judge. Great depth of flavour with excellent tannin and acid balance.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Seamlessly integrated wine with beautiful complexity of dark brooding chocolaty fruit and angular tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark brooding complexity to the nose and a rich, powerful and nicely layered palate with strong tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good aged chocolaty style with hints of cigar box and a slight minty finish
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An enormous wine with ripe roasted fig/sweet black olive characters. “Needs at least 10 years!”
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still amazingly fresh for a 4-year-old; savoury and earthy with hints of rum and raisin characters. Old school!
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A ripe, well aged, style with attractive Christmas cake-like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Ageing nicely and showing dark olive and raisin characters with lifted herbal notes adding complexity.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Jubey fruit nose with a pretty perfumed lift and good concentration of sweet blue fruit flavours with fine tannins and a toasty oak finish.
Comments Off on Cumulus Vineyards Block 50 Central Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rich, dark and meaty fruit aromas with a well-structured palate that has good length of toasty blackcurrant flavours.
Comments Off on Krondorf Founders View Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good presence of lifted blue fruit varietal characters on the nose and a palate with plenty of tannins filling the mouth and a good oak backbone.
Comments Off on Krondorf Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very pretty and elegant varietal fruit bouquet with a cola-like edge and a dense oily palate full of dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Cat Amongst The Pigeons Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lean and brambly style. Big hit of white pepper on the nose and flavours of berries, mint and violets.
Comments Off on Riddoch Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An intensity of menthol/mint lifts off the nose and is echoed on the dark cherry palate.
Comments Off on Riddoch Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very deep purple wine with loads of bright lifted blue and black fruit varietal characters showing an attractive floral/violet edge and laced with fine chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Black Wattle Vineyards Mt Benson Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex bouquet of cassis fruit, olives and herbs and an interesting flavoursome palate with seamless integration between rich fruit and oak and supported by fine tannins.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mt Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fragrances of currants with underlying green olive notes and a firm and assertive tannic palate.
Comments Off on Fuddling Cup Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pretty wine – very well balanced with lifted chocolaty cassis aromas and a fresh varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Artwine The Good Life Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lighter style but still a good example of the variety with herbal/minty fruit and mouth filling tannins.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Cold Soaked Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A riper style with a brooding bouquet of dark ripe fruits and a current-like edge with a powerful hit of rich varietal fruit flavours and firm tannins. “Will repay with time!” 5+
Comments Off on Stage Door Wine Co. ‘Headliner’ Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Chocolate, coffee beans, cassis and violets with a slight green thread running through. $
Comments Off on Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Limited Release Polish Hill River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fine boned cabernet with herbal/rhubarb characters and pretty, lifted highlights.
Comments Off on Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Limited Release Polish Hill River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
The nose is restrained, oaky and leathery with the palate showing good concentration of ripe chocolaty fruit flavours with hints of figs and quinces. Very varietal.
Comments Off on Burk Salter Riverland SA Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good ripeness of chocolaty fruit with some raisined notes and nicely balanced by the acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good concentration of minty blackcurrant varietal fruit with some nice oak characters sitting on top.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Clare Valley & Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A young fruit driven cabernet exhibiting nice purity of varietal fruit with savoury esters and balancing acid.
Comments Off on Taylors Heritage Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A warm, ripe and oak driven wine with slightly jammy blackcurrant fruit pushing through. Soft in the mouth.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner A Label Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
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