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96
/ 100
James Halliday
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2012
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Coonawarra
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"The vivid purple-crimson colour semaphores a wonderfully elegant, intensely aromatic and definitively flavoured Coonawarra cabernet; the flavours of cassis, whiffs of Coonawarra mint and earth, and cedar ex French oak, all come together in unison on the long, medium-bodied palate."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
Superb opaque black purple colour with deep dark purple black hue. Expressive aromas of ripe blackcurrant interspersed with mulberry arise from the glass followed by some cedary tobacco, light dark chocolate and spice. Medium to full bodied the palate has classical Cabernet Sauvignon structure with an elegant tight mouthfeel and flavours of blackcurrant and mulberry over some cedar, light tobacco and spice. Dry finish with assertive but fine grained tannins. Aftertaste of blackcurrant, cedar, light cigar box and spice.
Sydney Hamilton purchased Leconfield in 1974, having worked in the family wine business for over 30 years he eventually sold the winery to his nephew in 81. Richard has continued producing fantastic south austrlian wines.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex