Posted: December 10, 2019
Very lifted bouquet with elegant perfumed blackcurrant characters. Leafy fruit flavours nicely framed by an intensity of tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Jim Brand Silent Partner Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A beautifully aged wine, mature in colour with powerful cassis fruit/cedar oak concentration and power. 5+
Comments Off on Aus Provenance Nightfall Single Vineyard Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Intensely varietal nose; all brambles and cassis with a lively “dance” of fruit and acid on the palate and tannins that go forever. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautifully structured, nicely evolved, dark chocolaty style with fig-like elements and delicate menthol notes. “Quite French like!”
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret river Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Fresh leafy/minty aromas and the palate is a balance of cherry fruit and cigar box oak. 1-2
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subdued ageing fruit aromas with light varietal fruit weight on the palate and some astringency. 3-5
Comments Off on Wicks Estate C. J. Wicks Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Excellent bright purple colour with floral blue fruit fragrances lifted with oaky complexity. Gorgeous palate; rich and flavoursome with firm tannins. Needs more time. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big, full bodied and very flavoursome, wine with lots of blackberry fruit, floral notes and subtle herbaceousness. 5+
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark purple, almost black, wine. Good cassis cabernet characters on the nose with slight leafiness. Mid palate unctuousness with spicy fruit flavour complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Brooding earthy chocolaty aromas with fresh plum fruit beneath. Powerful palate; great intensity and generosity of long lasting dark spicy plum flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big mature oak driven cabernet. Powerful vanillin oak on the nose and the savoury oak on the palate frames the generous fruit. “Has the wow factor!” 5+
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A beautiful full-bodied deep crimson cabernet. It’s big but balanced and is brimming over with blackberry and cassis fruit and has cedary nuttiness. 3-5
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy lift to the ageing nose with nice varietal fruit underneath and leafy minty varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Ross Hill Tom & Harry Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Confectionery blackcurrant bouquet and an oaky palate with quite astringent tannins.
Comments Off on Dame De Bouard St Emillon Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Alert cool climate cabernet with pretty pristine varietal characters and excellent oak complexity.
Comments Off on Yarra Yering Agincourt Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lift of herbal and cedar aromas with a slight hint of cocoa. Big and juicy in the mouth with flavours like a Cherry Ripe bar. 5+
Comments Off on Warramate Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A blueberry nose with an anise-like lift and firm tannic palate with excellent depth, length and weight of varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Kaesler Odd One Out Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big bold wine with a lifted chocolate and red berry bouquet and loads of upfront fruit flavours with big ripe tannins and good level of acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Ruby hues to this wine with a floral confectionery bouquet and an elegant seamlessly flowing blackcurrant/capsicum palate. Fine tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Reserve Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A riper style with a blackberry compote of aromas and good cherry berry and chocolaty flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Cassis fruit nose with whiffs of pot pouri and nice earthiness. Great presence of well weighted fruit on the bold palate with good tannin management “stealing the show!” 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
The nose is a compote of prunes, berries and olives that is echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delicious, full flavoured cabernet that’s warm and generous with a menthol edge to the ripe sweet red fruit characters and excellent use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful pure varietal fruit characters of dark berry fruits with violet nuances on nose and palate. Great use of oak, plenty of length. Needs more time to reach its best. 5+
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Generous style with very dark viscous-like varietal fruit profile. Some aged characters developing. Warming finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards High Eden Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A refined and elegant wine with great varietal expression and offering, “Unbelievable value.” Super fresh blend of berry and spice aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Metal Label Limestone Coast Big River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Rich red currant-like aromas with an attractive floral lift. Full bodied inky chocolaty palate with good level of tannins.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Perfumed blackberry nose with subtle mintiness – very primary! The palate is full of vibrant blackberry and blackcurrant flavours and long chewy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Ageing toasty chocolaty bouquet with a nice lift of cherry fruit. Lovely elegant fruit flavours with delicate use of oak nicely underscored by strong tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A “precise” wine with good varietal fruit characters, licorice notes and fine tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lively and complex style showing great colour for its age. Has oaky/tarry aromas with dark cabernet fruit still obvious on the palate. A beautifully evolved wine. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely colour for a nine-year-old with beautifully evolved complexity of dark berry and camphor-like wood aromas and a very classy, long and flavoursome palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A huge monster of a wine with a mass of beautiful cassis and ripe blackberry fruit and mountains of tannins. Needs more time to fully integrate. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Piquant raspberry nose with a leafy edge and spicy oak. Powerful varietal flavours with very soft tannins and bright acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Intense sweet fruit fragrances and good fruit palate with earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Hut Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delightful complexity of dark berries and tobacco lift off the nose. The palate shows the power and concentration of dark evolved fruit and oak flavour integration.
Comments Off on Leconfield ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pungent savoury aromas with cassis fruit flavours prevailing on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose like green raspberries with a meaty note and plush perfumed leafy fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark red berry and chocolate aromas with a lift of cardamom and cinnamon spiciness with toasty fruit flavours, bright acidity and powdery tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted berry and plum fruits with spicy cedary oak and grippy tannins. Some aged notes.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Slightly stewed blackcurrant bouquet and very tannic palate but good weight of cassis fruit balances it. 3-5
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
“A big tannic monster!” Has warmth, complexity and richness of fruit.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Mature bouquet with mocha-like tertiary characters. Perfumed dark fruit flavours and subtle oak in support. “Has balance and beauty!”
Comments Off on GPL68 by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Complex mix of fresh and mature aromas. Excellent length and structure to the palate with pristine varietal flavours laced with charry oak and interwoven with secondary elements.
Comments Off on GPL68 by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Great hit of perfumed cassis aromas with attractive minty elements. The medium bodied palate shows lovely purity of fruit, brightness of acid and tannins linking it all together. 5+
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A soft well balanced style with attractive blue berry varietal fruit on the nose and flavours sitting in the red spectrum.
Comments Off on Dalwhinnie Moonambel Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dried herb-like bouquet bordering on floral underscored with dark cassis fruit. Nicely ageing cabernet flavours with toasty oak and very fine powdery tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Vasse Felix Filius Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Mature dark berry aromas with delicate rose-petal-like floral notes. The fine powdery tannins give character to the black fruit flavours. Strong finish. 5+
Comments Off on Vasse Felix Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Straightforward style with fleshy cherry/berry fruit, varnish oak and greenish acid. 1-2
Comments Off on Peter Drayton Wildstreak Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Some subtle berry aromatics with a medium bodied palate filled with lovely Blackberry-Nip-like cabernet flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019