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97
/ 100
James Halliday -
93
/ 100
Huon Hooke
Red
Classification
Cabernet Blend
Variety
2010
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Wrattonbully
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Holding its vivid colour in impressive fashion; if the late Len Evans were alive, he would be crowing loudly at Croser, pointing to the way this blend works so synergistically; the tapestry of predominantly black fruits has shafts of red coming through to shine a light on the way the ripe, but fine, tannins form a pattern through the fruit profile. Most striking is the effortless way the wine imparts the vast amount of flavour it has."
- James Halliday
93 / 100
"(85% cabernet sauvignon, 15% shiraz) Medium to deep red colour, with a trace of purple; the aromas are minty and fresh, with raspberry and dried-herb undercurrents. The palate is very soft, the tannins almost fluffy in texture, and the wine is starting to show the positive softening and mellowing effects of a little time under cork. The finish powers on and on and is clean and balanced, with ample soft tannins. Very good indeed."
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
2010 was a wonderful warm and dry vintage, perfect conditions for the Whalebone Vineyard terroir to elicit the very best from the old Cabernet vines.
The warm vintage Cabernet from Whalebone has ripe plum and cassis and the Shiraz provides a Eucalypt and anise spice nuance.
The fruit flavours are sweet at the core but the wine retains the elegance, savory balance and refined but determined tannins, which are hallmarks of the Whalebone terroir.
2010 Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz is the product of a great warm vintage and “is a pure expression of the unique terroir of the Whalebone Vineyard.” - Brian Croser, Winemaker
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex