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94
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
93
/ 100
James Halliday
Red
Classification
Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety
2010
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Eden Valley
Region
15.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Deep, dark red-black colour, with a hint of purple. A superripe, opulent style of cabernet typical of the maker. It's not without minor blemishes, but it's a wine of considerable character. It flirts with jamminess and is very fruit-sweet in the mouth, very soft and lacking the firm tannin backbone that cabernet usually possesses. There's a lot of oak, which contributes to the succulent, fleshy style. It's not strongly varietal, but very rich, dense, lush and hedonistic. An extreme style which will delight many"
- Huon Hooke
93 / 100
"Deep colour; this was a very good vintage, the best (at that time) since '06, and this is a good wine, very good if you don't worry about varietal character, and its ability to perform well in a varietal context with 15% alcohol (which, paradoxically, it almost does)."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
"With only a few barrels selected, Aphrodite is derived from our best low yielding Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard sites and showcases its varietal hallmarks of blackcurrant and mineral. From tiny berries, the concentration of flavours is slowly extracted during fermentation to produce a balanced but fruit driven wine with great ageing potential. This wine has plush dense fruit backed by magnificent mouth-feel and weight, matured in 100% new French oak."
Two Hands
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity