Posted: June 29, 2017
Intense blackcurrant bouquet with a subtle coffee edge. The palate has good depth and complexity with some power and length.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lovely rich fruit driven style that has excellent varietal fruit expression, great structure, a touch of oak, a lively acid backbone and robust tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Reserve Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A smooth rich wine with plenty of flavour. Quite an intense dark fruit nose and layers of berry fruit on the palate.
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Single Site Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Savoury dark fruit characters on the nose and palate with smooth chocolaty notes.
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Third Reef Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Vibrant young wine with an estery nose and light bright palate with lifted sweet oak and red fruit.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Strathbogie Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Simple red plum/cherry varietal characters with oak in the background and tight tannins.
Comments Off on Mandalay Persimmon Paddock Geographe Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature inviting complexity of black fruit aromas balanced with smart oak. Soft, smooth and silky in the mouth with lovely aged tarry/cedary/olive flavour profile. 3-5
Comments Off on Glenlofty Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Spicy varietal fruit aromas and a soft and seamlessly balanced palate with good concentration of fresh blackcurrant-like flavours.
Comments Off on Loch Village Vineyard Gippsland Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An acid driven cabernet with a freshness of mulberry-like varietal fruit showing a savoury edge.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Jonathon Mudgee (Rylstone) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Good depth of fruit and some oak on the nose. Tight, restrained palate with spicy fragrant red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Youthful colour; still has purple hues. Delicate blue fruit aromas. Nice varietal flavours with fine mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex aged aromas and developed red fruit/oak palate that has a sweet lift. Drink now.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lighter style. Dark berry and blood plum fruit characters with mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Dandelion Vineyards Pride of the Fleurieu Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Good varietal characters evident here with nice oak use. “Has drinkability”.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leafy menthol aromas with developed notes. Lightweight leafy palate. Tannins still grippy.
Comments Off on Brown Brothers Patricia Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Earthy cranberry aromas and a light bright and fresh palate with good fruit/tannin balance.
Comments Off on The Pond South Eastern Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Sweet roasted nut and caramel aromas with a gentle berry fruit palate. Good acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Pretty wine with youthful, stalky, aromas and a freshness of violets and plums on the lean palate.
Comments Off on Craigie Knowe Tasmania Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Bright red wine with ripe fruit aromas sitting on top of the oak. Seamless integration of juicy ripe dried fruit characters and the silky smooth oak. Grippy tannins and good acidity.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex maturing coffee/blackcurrant nose. Still has plenty of sweet fruit flavours with good acid backbone and obvious tannins.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Great colour for its age with nice intensity of dark cabernet fruit showing a savoury edge and developing nicely. Plenty of life in it yet.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting mineral characters to the oak dominated aromas. Mellow fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Olivia Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight greenness to the nose and a balanced, sweet and simple palate with subtle tannins.
Comments Off on Montara Grampians Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A young, primary fruit, driven wine with a gentle meaty/black fruit bouquet and a bright berry fresh palate.
Comments Off on Pure Vision Organic South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Savoury meaty style with slightly herbal aromas and some sweetness on the mid-palate.
Comments Off on Pure Vision Organic South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An outstanding cabernet with excellent varietal fruit integrity. Delicate lifted perfumed bouquet with classy oak evident. Plum and some prune characters on the chocolaty palate. 5+
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection Tullymore Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“A highly strung wine”. Black fruits and smoky oak on the nose. Elegant, but complex, blackcurrant /olive palate. Very powerful, satin smooth, tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Beautifully perfumed blackcurrant nose and great varietal flavours with some complexity developing. Needs time to fully integrate.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“A very serious wine”, according to one judge. Lifted, leafy and slightly green aromas with hints of violets. The palate is vibrant, pungent and very varietal with assertive tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Deep Woods Estate Grand Selection ‘Yallingup’ Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely elegant cabernet – very varietal. Nose has some cedary/vanilla elements and some sweetness on the berry palate with toasty oak and grippy finish. 5+
Comments Off on Deep Woods Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Stalky green fruit bouquet with herbal notes. Dark berry palate and caramel notes from the oak.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Winemaker’s Choice Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely aromas sitting in the plum fruit spectrum and oodles of flavour with the sweet oak poking through the varietal fruit. Needs more time to settle down. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A dusty leafy varietal cabernet with interesting aromas and a nicely structured palate that has a lovely integrated flavour profile.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very youthful wine – some varietal fruit and serious amount of oak with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Mad Bastard Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature complex aromas. Up-front fruit sweetness on the palate develops into oaky notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners RMS McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh plum bouquet with sweet notes, some violets and hints of sea spray. The long soft palate shows plenty of plums, prunes and chewy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle floral cranberry bouquet and balanced bright fruit palate with mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose of red, black and spicy fruit and a dark grippy berry palate with some chocolaty notes.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very attractive licorice characters on the nose and a warm inviting sweet fruit palate. Time. 5+
Comments Off on Taltarni Old Block Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Excellent varietal fruit expression here. Very gentle aromas and nicely integrated flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely ripe and nicely concentrated raspberry/mulberry-like varietal fruit. Some spiciness to the nose and lovely texture and length to the silky smooth palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed/violet bouquet; some oyster shell and sea spray touches and a zippy varietal palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Premium Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Evolving aromas and very savoury palate with rich tannins. “Very good for a 5-year-old”.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose more green and medicinal than fruity. Palate still tight and grippy with good depth of fruit and beefy complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Zema Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lively style of cabernet with delicate nuances of savoury/earthy characters on the nose and a dark savoury palate with soft plum and sweet roasted oak flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Dark and inky on the nose. Soft and rounded in the mouth with mouthfilling sweet cassis flavours and ripe tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Gralyn Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A tight, old world, cool climate cabernet with an evolved and open oak/cassis bouquet. Velvety smooth in the mouth with great acidity and intense, dry, flavour profile.
Comments Off on Gralyn Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 / 0 View / June 29, 2017