Posted: June 29, 2017
Quite a ripe confectionery style with a fruity bouquet and very tasty varietal palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Firmly structured wine with restrained dark fruit characters, some sweetness and high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Kings of Kangaroo Ground The Pederson Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A cassis/raspberry nose and an elegant, perfumed and well structured blackcurrant palate.
Comments Off on Kings of Kangaroo Ground The Pedersen Yarra Valley/Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A developed savoury bouquet with a medicinal note. Simple, sweet briary fruit expression on the pleasant palate.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature fruit aromas mingle with toasty oak and show a herbal/eucalypt edge. Palate is quite big and tannic with intense varietal flavours. Good acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Woody Nook Gallagher’s Choice Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex combination of tar, licorice and prune characters with hints of tobacco oak.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Barrel 88 South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lovely elegant style of cabernet with a lifted chocolate cake of a nose and a sweet varietal fruit palate that is soft in the mouth.3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Plain simple style but lots going on! Leafy cassis varietal characters and light malty oak.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Twisted Sticks Organic Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose has some currants, some cassis and a hint of cranberries. The firm dry palate has smoky oak and crisp acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Hedonist McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Coffee characters on the nose with some tar-like complexity. Soft, thick cassis fruit palate showing nice weight and structure with a powerful after taste. 5+
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Orange Reserve Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Oak driven nose with leafy characters and a dusty oak palate with slightly green fruit flavours and drying tannins. 5
Comments Off on Paxton MV McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose has a nice lift of blue fruits and cassis. The full flavoured, slightly jammy, fruit palate has good weight of tannin, acidity and light creamy oak. 5+
Comments Off on Purevision Organic South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A silky smooth and nicely balanced wine with savoury meaty aromas and good fresh cassis palate. Good tannins.
Comments Off on Purevision Organic South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mulberry aromas with light minty notes and a sweet flavoursome fruit palate.
Comments Off on Windowrie Pig in the House Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Simple Ribena-like bouquet. Firm tannic palate, slightly green fruit flavours with bright acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Organic Hill Preservative Free South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh lifted blue fruit bouquet with hint of mint and powerful leafy minty flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh lifted blue fruit bouquet with hint of mint and powerful leafy minty flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A leafy cabernet with a lifted spicy fruit nose and full fleshy palate with savoury olive flavours and cedary oak. 5+
Comments Off on Horner Wines Family Reserve Central Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A leafy cabernet with a lifted spicy fruit nose and full fleshy palate with savoury olive flavours and cedary oak. 5+
Comments Off on Horner Wines Family Reserve Central Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Dark spicy herbaceous fruit, some serious oak and tightly wound tannins. Needs more time!
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Barking Mad Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Full, rounded, intensely flavoured cabernet with some drying tannins and slightly astringent finish.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight balsamic character to the minty herbaceous nose. Good black and red fruit flavours with grippy tannins and good acidity.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A pleasant lift of leafy blackcurrant aromas. Nice vibrancy to the well structured palate. Classy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose is an interesting combination of chocolate, Ribena, spices with some earthiness. Good palate weight with excellent flavour intensity.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A nice varietal with pleasant blackcurrant aromas and flavours and hints of eucalypt and herbs. Well structured palate
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A Christmas cake -like nose and nice, rich, full flavoured, blackberry and black pepper palate.
Comments Off on Art Wine Cottage Block Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nice cabernet with blackcurrant characters, some floral notes and some licoricey elements.
Comments Off on Mad Bastard Wines Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Sweet rich fruit driven style with big charry black currant characters and some spiciness.
Comments Off on Greg Cooley Wines Rehbein & Ryan Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A deep red purple, silky smooth, cabernet with great richness of ripe dark fruit and overt oak.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane The Locals Polish Hill River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Varietal aromas of olives and blackcurrants with great persistence of vibrant Ribena-like flavours and the oak adding complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Red fruit/glace cherry bouquet; light touch of oak. Rich and ripe in the mouth with red berry fruit, nice oak and fresh acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Chalk Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Elegant leafy varietal nose and palate with hints of licorice and some spiciness. 5+
Comments Off on Mitolo Jester McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Cedary cassis characters obvious on the nose and has a big, rich and leafy cabernet palate with a powerful tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Bayliss Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant lifted leafy cabernet with light oak nose showing hints of mint and big vibrant fruit driven palate with a good tannin structure and acid backbone. 5+
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Hut Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Elegant fresh wild green aromas lift off the nose with simple fresh blackcurrant flavours and crisp acidity. Potential! 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Old fashioned fruit cake style with masses of tannins and oak complexity. “Cellar me please!”.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Minty chocolaty bouquet and long leafy varietal palate with crisp acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on 5171 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight medicinal fruit nose fused with oak. Complex secondary characters on a tannic palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Lazy T McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle cassis aromas with hints of green beans. Good strong palate with leathery spicy flavours and firm finish. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Massive colour here with dense lifted blackcurrant aromas showing a herbal-like note. Palate offers a big mouthful of sweet ripe fruit flavours and some quite drying tannins.
Comments Off on Dandelion Vineyards Pride of the Fleurieu Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Chocolaty nose with a light minty note and simple varietal flavours with good acidity and a lean green finish.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nice varietal characters to the nose with interesting green tomato and asparagus-like notes. Excellently integrated oak and fruit flavours with more of the tomato and asparagus touches.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose is a subtle complexity of herbs, dusty oak and mint. Good fruit weight on the palate. Ageing well.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Fig Tree Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted, almost floral, under the dark chocolaty nose. Attractive silky smooth palate; lovely mix of varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Elegant minty cassis fragrances with tomato leaf-like notes. Simple, soft palate more dry red than varietal with good acid finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines The Maitre ‘d McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Rich ripe aromas of plums, tobacco and herbs. The palate is bright, lively and smooth with fine dense flavours.
Comments Off on Parson’s Paddock Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe chocolaty cabernet with leafy notes to the nose and very fresh tart red fruit on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Some subtle oak complexity on the red fruit nose. Lean, dry and leathery varietal palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Thick tarry aromas with blackberry notes and a leafy edge to the sweet cassis/blackberry flavours with a seamlessly balanced palate that has good vinosity. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A good wine with a big earthy nose and a well rounded, well balanced and very tasty palate showing attractive cigar box oak.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017