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Terramore For The Love of Wine Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Nose has hints of bacon oak with delicate violet nuances. Good fruit sweetness on the palate with firm tannins. Needs time. 5+

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Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Posted: June 16, 2017

Aromas of tar and soy on the nose and has a medium bodied, well structured, palate showing elegant sweet varietal fruit and has a long crisp acid finish.

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Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: June 16, 2017

Sweet cherry spice, touch forward, medium palate.

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Morambro Creek Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A riper style with lolly sweet fruit fragrances showing violet nuances. Long lingering palate rich with fruit flavours. Has great structure and freshness. Needs time. 5+

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Mt Monster Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

A lovely fruit driven style with a mineral edge and soft rich in the mouth

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Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Posted: June 16, 2017

Big and powerful cabernet with an excellent concentration of cassis-like fruit, violet notes and well handled oak.

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Zema Estate Estate Grown Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Posted: June 16, 2017

A savory olive and soy sauce -like nose and a lean and tight high acid palate layered with firm tannins.

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Random Shot by Farmer’s Leap Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

A lovely complexity of rich fruit on the nose with a background of oak. Nicely structured palate with ripe fruit and oak flavours. 3-5

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Moffatdale Ridge Naked Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Light plum, dusty, dry palate.

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Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Cherry, plum, cedar, spice with sweet fruit, dusty tannin, slightly hot finish.

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Girraween Estate Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: June 16, 2017

Berry, spice, bunch fruit notes, touch of oak. Bright solid palate, needs more weight.

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Michelton Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Posted: June 16, 2017

Good rich fruity aromas and nice weight and richness to the palate with a fine tannin structure.

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Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Lifted fruity aromas with hints of eucalypt and sweet menthol flavours with slightly grippy tannins.

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Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A distinctive cooler climate cabernet showing good varietal fruit weight supported by a tight tannin structure.

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Blue Pyrenees Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Very varietal nose with an herbaceous lift. The palate is firm and tight. Needs more time.

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Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

A very complex cabernet with a minty lift to the blackberry nose. Leaner minty style of palate with loads of berry characters and “skinny” tannins. Good cellaring potential 5+

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Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

An elegant wine of fresh blackberry-like fruit, sweet oak and lovely soft tannins.

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Clarence Hill Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Red fruits, vanilla and spices evident on the nose with a smoke bacon note. Tight toasty palate with good length and structure.

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Clarence Hill Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A soft generous well made wine with a tight fresh oak lift to the nose and mouthfilling spicy fruit flavours with supple tannins.

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The Pond South Eastern Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Fresh blackberry fruit aromas with minty notes and fresh oak. A complex and toasty palate with an excellent richness of flavour.

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Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A blackberry nose with hints of mint and cedar and flavoursome blackcurrant cordial like palate.

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Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A beautiful, big, vibrant and complex cabernet with years ahead of it. It is brimming over with superb rich jubey fruit, and layered with chewy tannins and lovely fresh oak.

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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Earthy briary aromas layered with cherries and blackcurrants. Soft and oaky palate.

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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Aromas reminiscent of stewed rhubarb and cookie dough! Big blackberry palate with soft tannin structure.

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Reillys Barking Mad Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Great depth of colour with rich sweet oak aromas sitting on top of the Cherry Ripe-like fruit. Oak dominates the palate but it’s full of flavour and underscored with lovely sweet tannins.

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Mojo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Lifted varietal nose with violet notes and an elegant cedary oak palate.

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Sirromet Wines Signature Collection Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A clean fresh uncomplicated wine with light varietal fruit, some violets and soft tannins.

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Brookwood Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Soft, long and complex. Lovely red fruit/violet varietal characters and cigar box oak to balance.

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Lucas Estate The McKinlay Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Posted: June 15, 2017

Elegant red berry flavour with soft complexity

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Sirromet Wines St Jude’s Rd Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Posted: June 15, 2017

Leafy red berry aroma and good length

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Pyramids Road Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Green leafy minty aromas and long palate

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Whiskey Gully Upper House Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Minty aroma, soft palate

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Mason Wines Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Savoury olive black fruit aroma

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Mt Tamborine Vineyard & Winery Platinum Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Quite tannic firm style

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Granite Ridge Wines Top Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Leafy minty fruit and long taste

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Twisted Gum Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ripe mulberry fruit aroma, good length and tannin

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Mollydooker The Maitre D’ McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

This wine shows reserved earthy dark plum fruit with a hint of mint, some savory oak and ripe tannin structure. 3-5

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Reilly’s Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ripe cherry fruit flows through the nose and onto the palate with subtle oak and good tannins. 5+

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Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Good varietal fruit characters with well handled oak, a touch of pepper and upfront tannins. 5+

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Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Posted: June 15, 2017

Lovely aged cabernet loaded with rich fruit cake and chocolate-like elements. The tannins are softening but still holding together. 3-5

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5171 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Lovely dark red wine with a very varietal nose that’s all berries, cassis fruit and mint with a good level of oak. A seamless palate rich with intense fruit flavours. Fine tannin structure. 5+

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Di Giorgio Family Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

A lovely cool climate wine with dark minty fruit characters. Good palate structure. Drinking beautifully now.

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Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Choc mint aromas with a spicy herbal lift and good balance of sweet dark berry flavours with more herbal notes and powdery tannins.

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Terra Mia McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Youthful cabernet smells of cherries and blackberries with some varietal leafiness to the berry palate. Good tannins.

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Bayliss Road Black Label McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Blackcurrants and olives on the nose with a light floral lift. Very well balanced sweet dark berry palate. Excellent length. Grippy tannins.

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Shaw Vineyard Estate Canberra Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Posted: June 15, 2017

A generous, layered and complex style, still fresh for its age, with a peppermint lift to the nose and vibrant persistence of flavours.

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Penley Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Attractive lightweight with a lovely balance of chocolate, mulberry and violet characters, some savory notes and hints of spicy oak

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Penny’s Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Dark, dense, inky and brooding with excellent varietal definition. Nose has layers of fruit and chocolate aromas and the palate is a big spice bin of flavours with well structured tannins.

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Craneford Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Posted: June 15, 2017

Smells earthy and mushroom-like. Chocolaty in the mouth. Good tannin length.

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Cape Grace Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Chocolaty/charry oak dominates for now but there are signs of fragrant briary fruit pushing through.

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