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96
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Mike Bennie -
95
/ 100
James Halliday's Wine Companion
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Henty
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
10-15 Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"Ugh, it’s utterly gorgeous. True to intent the wine drinks beautifully right now. Succulent, supple, dark fruited, gently spicy, distinct alpine herbal influences, white pepper, gentle clove and sandalwood notes, anise, truffle and field mushroom characters in the mix. An imprint of amazing fruit is writ large. Tannins wrap and roll through the wine, light, sandy but puckering and gently firming right through to a lengthy, minerally series of chomps that follow on from each sip. A freshness here too. Impact and yet grace and evenness. Regal, you could say, but that’s esoteric in a way; it’s just damn brilliant to get stuck into"
- Mike Bennie
95 / 100
"A deep ruby red, this carefully handcrafted and perfumed wine has aromas of blackcurrant, dark plums and crushed violets together with hints of coriander seeds and incense. Medium bodied, elegant and gently fleshy with silky, persistent tannins to match."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
This wine is young and fresh, while at the same time, brooding, structured and complex. Currants, both red and black are there at the outset, together with allspice, dark chocolate and a spiced perfume. The medium weight palate is framed by the fine, chalky tannins, which linger and define. It opens to black olive, blackcurrant and black strap molasses, with the powdery tannins and natural acidity drawing the wine to a persistent finish.
Made only from our 1977 Cabernet Sauvignon Block. This block faces
West and is planted on sandy loam at one end of the block, moving to a duplex clay-loam at the other – all, over limestone. This block has the prettiest blue fruit of all the Cabernet
blocks, with silky, fine tannins a highlight. It is typically the last block we harvest, and is usually the block
which spends considerable time on skins post ferment to best illustrate the magnificent, fine tannins the site yields. Clone BDX 125.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity