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98
/ 100
James Halliday -
94
/ 100
Huon Hooke
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2011
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Western Australia, Margaret River
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
98 / 100"Cabernet reaching for the stratosphere and placing its fingertips fairly in the vicinity. This takes the flesh and bone of Devil's Lair Cabernet Sauvignon and adds muscle, of the rippling type. Blackcurrant, black olive, truffle, sweetly spiced oak, peppercorn and brighter, almost pretty, redcurrant notes. There's a dusting of chocolate too; the flavours here flex and contract, relax and unveil, in waves. Gravelly tannin maintains a firm rule. Persistence: it looks tomorrow in the eye."
- James Halliday
94 / 100
"Deep, dense red colour with a trace of purple. The bouquet is richly ripe with violets, dark berries and a lacing of iodine or nori-like regional character. There's also a leather hint from new oak and a very ripe, almost jammy note after extended airing. It's intense, emphatic and firm on the palate. The tannins are very ample but of good quality. They still finish a trifle sappy, however. This is remarkably young for its age and will reward cellaring for many years. (Made from a single Wilyabrup vineyard; 6 weeks on skins; aged 14 months in new oak. 250 dozen made)"
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
With a unique combination of climate (maritime), geography and geology of Margaret River in Western Australia, Devil's Lair celebrates wines of great clarity, delicacy of fruit and elegant structure. The philosophy of Devil's Lair is to make wines that define the region, respect the variety and above all, make complex, interesting wines.
The inaugural 2011 Devil's Lair 9th Chamber Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded Cabernet Sauvignon of the Year and the equal-highest Cabernet Sauvignon rating of 98 points in the 2016 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion,
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex