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95
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Sam Kim -
95
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Ray Jordan -
95
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Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Coonawarra
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
3-5 Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"It's superbly fruited and richly aromatic on the nose, showing blackcurrant, dark spice, tobacco, cedar and vanilla characters. The palate displays succulent fruit intensity together with fleshy texture and plump mouthfeel, wonderfully framed by loads of polished tannins. Splendidly flavoursome with a lengthy plush finish. At its best: now to 2039."
- Sam Kim
95 / 100
"Oh, there is a pure essence of Coonawarra locked in here. This is Coonawarra cabernet in a very good year. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark plum and a little dark chocolate with a faint leafy lift. The palate is sumptuous and intensely concentrated with such elegance and poise. Fine chalky tannins control through the palate while the oak has been perfectly laid. A wine with tremendous cellaring potential."
- Ray Jordan
95 / 100
"One of the great joys of doing this is tasting a wine, scribbling the notes and then checking for a price, expecting something through the roof, only to find nothing of the kind. This is one of the best value Cabernets anywhere in the market today. Granted it is from a great vintage, but I expected it to be two or three times this price. Load up! An intense, balanced, linear Cabernet. Inky maroon in colour with the nose exhibiting notes of chocolate, blackberries, tobacco leaves, aniseed, mint, spices and ripe plums. The wine is supple and seamless with good acidity, silky tannins and impressive length. A really exciting texture. Still very young and leaving it for two to four years before cracking a bottle would assist, after which it will drink beautifully for another decade or more. A really impressive Coonawarra Cabernet."
- Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
Tasting Notes
This famous Coonawarra winery was established in 1974 by noted oenologist, Sydney Hamilton. He named his estate after his English ancestor, who resided in Petworth Manor House in the south of England. Coonawarra vineyards take full advantage of the region’s famous terra rossa soils, with this Cabernet Sauvignon exhibiting wonderful dark red berries and blackcurrant flavours, met with exceptional structure and length that will see it age superbly.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity