Posted: December 10, 2019
A very defined and stylish cabernet. Quite stalky/leafy aromas with hints of dried herb and currants. Nice full flavoured dark berry fruit palate.
Comments Off on James Busby Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely full-bodied flavoursome cabernet with a nose of stewed blackberries laced with toasty oak and great balance between the bright varietal fruit and the oak flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Punters Corner Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Smells of cassis fruit and green olives. Lovely cabernet flavours on nicely weighted palate. Loads of powdery tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Brand & Sons ‘Baker’s Run’ Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very attractive red/dark cherry fruit characters nicely supported by toasty savoury oak. Some complexity developing. Needs more time to reach its best. 5+
Comments Off on Aus Provenance Nightfall Draco Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A cool climate cabernet with cassis/herbal fruit and fresh vanillin oak elements.
Comments Off on Yarrawood Barrel Select Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pretty powdery purple floral fragrant complexity with generous bright red fruit palate and a savoury edge adding complexity. Long smooth finish.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Colour still showing purple hues and has a ripe Christmas cake of a nose with huge powerful cherry palate. “Very Australian!” 5+
Comments Off on St Hugo Legacy Collection ‘The Unspoken Promise’ Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A very good, tight and beautifully focussed, cabernet. Huge colour, powerful ripe fruit/sweet oak nose and lively savoury berry palate with slightly drying tannins.
Comments Off on St Hugo Legacy Collection “The Last Letter’ Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A stylish cabernet. Nose is a rich concentration of dark berry fruit layered with lovely oak. Powerful cassis fruit/sweet oak flavours with big volume of grainy tannins. 5+
Comments Off on St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A firm chocolaty oak driven cabernet with hints of black cherries and violets and an “Intense ball of tannins.”
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Briary bush bouquet leading on to good cassis fruit flavours subtly supported by the sweet oak with very good drying tannin drive. 5+
Comments Off on Raidis Estate Billy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Crimson wine smelling of prune juice with just enough fruit presence on the palate, some fine tannins and greenish acid. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lighter style with pretty minty red fruit aromas and flavours. Slightly warm with fine soft tannins and hints of wintergreen.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted richness and maturity with complexity of cassis fruit and oak. “Has a good claret structure.”
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big mature style with aromatic richness of blackberries and cherries. Lovely roundness to the palate with a very good balance between fruit and fine leathery-like tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Attractive peppery/green bean element to the nose with a lean dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Bright red wine with a lifted leafy herbal cabernet fruit nose and an elegant, tight, ethereal fruit palate with soft tannins and lingering acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Leafy green fruit nose and plush blue fruit flavours with an acid driven finish. 5+
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Premium Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Rich fruit cake-like aromas. Soft in the mouth with spicy plum flavours. “A good drink.”
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful ripe cassis fruit characters seamlessly integrated with the oak and complex secondary characters evolving. Strong acidity. Will settle with time. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very powerful cabernet varietal expression at this price point with intense concentration of blackcurrant, blackberry and licorice characters with robust tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Bright purple hues with Christmas cake-like aroma profile with a chocolaty touch. Similar characters fill the mouth with flavour.
Comments Off on Shingleback Wine Red Knot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big wine with a chocolate box of a nose and coffee notes. Rich sweet dark berry fruit flavours with hints of olives. Great soft tannin structure. Good use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley The Dancer Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Sultana cake-like elements to the nose with a “decadent voluminous” palate. Great balance between the oak and fruit. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Bright blackberry bouquet with a sweet cedar lift and lovely medium bodied palate fresh with fruit and balanced by the oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very pretty floral bouquet with brooding intensity of dark fruits lurking underneath. It’s soft, warm and spicy in the mouth with the palate delivering good balance of fruit and oak.
Comments Off on Taylors Estate Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy oak nose; nice dark berries sitting underneath. A chunky oak driven palate with fruit underneath. 3-5
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very youthful. Subtle spicy cassis fruit fragrances, soft simple palate, soft tannins and bright acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Fleurieu Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Intense brooding wine – very stylish, youthful and fresh with vibrant combination of spices, currants, red licorice and fruit jubes.
Comments Off on Cat Amongst The Pigeons Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Slightly developed jubey blackcurrant aromas with sweet oak driving the solid black fruit palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Krondorf The Growers Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Travelling well with amazingly bright colour for the age. Beautiful blackberry fruit with classy sweet oak and toasty notes. It has structure, length and freshness.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Library Release Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark and powerful with oak playing a big role and fruit in the ripe spectrum.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Ngakirikiri Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Perfumed herbal bouquet with subtle menthol characters and seamlessly balanced, full-bodied, palate ripe with sweet fruit flavours. “Light on its feet!”
Comments Off on Fuddling Cup Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very dark varietal fruit profile here with elegant spiciness and some savoury/leathery complexity.
Comments Off on Balgownie Estate Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Cassis fruit on the nose with leafy notes. Palate shows elegant cabernet flavours and a balanced tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Hickinbotham Of Dromana Mornington Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Aromas of plums, blackberries and cocoa lift out of the glass. Big full-bodied palate. Excellent varietal fruit richness of cherries and blackberries present. 5+
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Leafy lifted blackcurrant bouquet with a very buoyant and lively palate thick with stewed-like berry flavours and has a great tannin profile. 5+
Comments Off on Artwine The Good Life Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lean style with dense ripe cassis fruit, lovely oak integration and some attractive savoury secondary characters evolving.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Blueberry/blackcurrant nose with perfumed notes and beautiful fruit pastille-like flavours with some very powdery tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark chocolaty nose with good expression of varietal fruit flavours on fleshy palate.
Comments Off on Settebello Bastoni Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely lifted cherry bouquet with cinnamon-like spiciness and a slight mintiness. More spicy fruit present on the palate with strong tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Limited Release Bridge Creek Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Interesting funky floral/wildflower fragrances and complex earthy berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Preece Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A solid cabernet smelling of plums with savoury nuances. Silky smooth in the mouth with great line of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Preece Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very young wine with a vibrant impact of powerful fruit. Good use of oak and stand-out acidity. Needs time to come together. 3-5
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Infinity Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A huge youthful oaky wine with years ahead of it. Some nice plump, sweet, dark plum fruit underneath the classy oak. It’s a wine with elegance, depth and freshness. 5+
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Infinity Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark fruit aromas; still quite vibrant. Soft and round in the mouth with plush fruit and cigar box oak.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big old-fashioned style of cabernet with beautifully evolved varietal fruit. “Stunning!”
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Sweet oak tending to dominate the leafy cabernet fruit with underlying green bean notes. 1-2
Comments Off on After Hours Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A complex cabernet with cassis aromas showing green notes. Round and soft in the mouth with sweet fruit and cedar oak.
Comments Off on Lévrier by Jo Irvine Anubis Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Young, stylish and elegant with minty cassis fruit and savoury nuances in the background with fine grained tannins.
Comments Off on Single File The Philip Adrian Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019