Posted: May 5, 2017
Attractive cassis, blackberry and violet bouquet. Excellent flavour depth with lots of sweet oak, some eucalypt and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Flint’s Of Coonawarra Gammon’s Crossing Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
An intense purple wine. Great cassis nose and excellent ripe flavours, some spice and good oak. Needs time.
Comments Off on Karrawatta Cristo’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Cassis fruit and sweet toasty oak fragrances. Tight earthy dark fruit palate with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A big rich ripe cabernet. A sweet nose of raspberry jelly. The palate is bright and grippy with spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tynan’s View Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Herbaceous cool climate aromas and good spicy dark fruits on a tight elegant palate.
Comments Off on House of Cards The Royals Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Subtle rose petal bouquet and nicely ageing palate with good balance and complexity.
Comments Off on Tidswell Heathfield Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Slight portiness to the sweet fruit nose and a palate layered with dense stewed plum and toasty oak flavours.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Delightful perfumed fruit nose and great palate; complex and complete with good fruit/oak integration and tannic grip. Needs food.
Comments Off on Singlefile Frankland River Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Powerful bacon-like oak and rich cassis fruit. Has potential, just needs time.
Comments Off on Kalleske Merchant Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Fresh vanilla bean oak aromas layered with red berries. Tight palate – excellent flavours.
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Great colour. Beautiful ripe cassis fruit and fresh new oak bouquet. Excellent bright fruit flavours running through the mid palate with a tight acid structure. Needs time
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Mushroom like nose and warm grippy palate with good flavour depth and intensity.
Comments Off on Conte Estate Hunt Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Dark cassis fruit aromas; some herbal notes and a classic cabernet palate. Years in it!
Comments Off on Grace Farm Reserve Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Subtle dark fruit bouquet; nice freshness to it. Lovely palate – attractive earthy spicy elements with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Grace Farm Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big rich style with slight leafiness to the bright fruit, overt acid and proud tannins.
Comments Off on Stonemason Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Lifted fresh cassis sweetness on the nose and excellent earthy dark fruit flavours. “Drinks easily”, said one judge.
Comments Off on Steeple Jack South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Raspberry aromas with a nice mintiness coming through. Lively and juicy in the mouth and retaining lovely varietal flavours with a seamless tannin/oak backbone.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A nice combo of tobacco leaf, gum tree and ripe cherry characters with loads of fine grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass White Label Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A beautiful ripe plum and berry fruit bouquet with a good concentration of opulent varietal/berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Howard Vineyard Amos Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A lean and slightly leafy style with a mix of dark fruits, tobacco, spice and some well placed oak with a tight tannin structure.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Brooding dark fruit, tobacco touches and syrupy development. Still in good shape.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Fennel and aniseed characters on the nose and good palate length with a big dollop of ripe berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nice leafy lift to the blackcurrant bouquet. Lovely savoury varietal flavours on a long balanced palate. Quite warming on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Howlin’ Gale Wines Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Sweet cassis aromas with nice cedary oak nuances. The palate is clean, fresh and balanced with rich dark fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Great example of the variety. Cassis aromas laced with interesting undergrowth characters. Palate brimming over with blackcurrant flavours. Good tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Third Wheel Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nice leafy lift to the blackcurrant bouquet. Lovely savoury varietal flavours on a long balanced palate. Quite warming on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Howlin’ Gale Wines Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Appealing nose – very intense aromas. Sweet up-front fruit on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Thompson Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Lots of toasty oak showing on the dried fruit nose with lovely chocolate truffle/fruit cake flavour complexity on the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Estate Blewitt Springs Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Earthy, undergrowth aromas. Soft and supple in the mouth with rich berry fruit flavours. Developed but still fresh.
Comments Off on Ten Chains Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very varietal aromas; lots of menthol/eucalypt. Good weight of dark berry fruits on the palate with good tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Windance Glen Valley Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Minty herbal bouquet with attractive leathery nuances; similar characters on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Sweet cassis aromas with nice cedary oak nuances. The palate is clean, fresh and balanced with rich dark fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A “complete” wine with dark berry fruit, chocolaty oak, some mint and grippy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Old Vine Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A mix of leather and tobacco aromas on the savoury nose. Warm in the mouth and full of ripe black fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Small Batch Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Subtle blend of olives, tobacco leaf and minty aromas. Excellent palate; lots of cigar box oak. 5+
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Private Bin Block 8 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Earthy leathery aged notes on the nose; upfront dark fruits on the palate. Has years to go 5+
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Gold Label Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Old school style of cabernet with a classic cassis nose and a silky smooth, full bodied, fresh fruit, palate with good use of oak, attractive earthy/savoury accents and lovely fine tannins.
Comments Off on Third Wheel Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Rich mouthfilling wine. Nice notes of black fruits on the attractive oaky nose and upfront dark berry fruit flavours. Generous tannins.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Bin 8888 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Great example of the variety. Cassis aromas laced with interesting undergrowth characters. Palate brimming over with blackcurrant flavours. Good tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Third Wheel Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Lifted aromas of lantana, licorice and black olives with delicious dark fruit flavours on the plush palate with mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Mitolo Jester McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Lovely brooding plum and fresh oak bouquet. Beautiful chocolaty palate with great depth of the very rich varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Maitre’D McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Vibrant cassis, blackcurrant fragrances with underlying leathery notes. Good varietal definition on the palate with great fruit weight and engaging tannins,
Comments Off on Morris CHM Rutherglen Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very varietal with aromas of blackcurrant, tobacco and leather. Some subtle development showing on the very varietal palate.
Comments Off on Morris Basket Press Rutherglen Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Complexity of rich fruit cake characters mixed with blackberry jam and black pepper. Needs cellaring.
Comments Off on Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Rich ripe blackberry jam bouquet with nice touch of cedary oak. Beautifully structured palate that still shows excellent freshness and great depth of classy varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Montara Gold Rush Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A wine with years ahead of it. Great colour and complex cedary/cigar box nose. Super palate, great structure, lots of oak but has quality fruit to balance it.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very youthful and tannic with bright cassis fruit. Needs more time to evolve.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Intense red colour verging on black and showing powerful cassis/cedary aromas. Fresh and tight in the mouth with intense yet elegant flavour profile.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Hints of soy and spices on the nose. Firm oaky palate. Good food wine for drinking now.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Dense berry aromas and flavours layered with earthy notes and cigar box oak.
Comments Off on James Estate The Estate Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017