Pepperjack The Rare Find Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
G 93
A flagship warm climate Cabernet from the team, from a glorious vintage, the wine saw 15 months’ maturation in a mix of oak, both older and new. A near opaque hue with a purple rim, the aromas swirl through an array of flavours – chocolate, liquorice, warm earth (if you can call warm earth a flavour), plums, blackberries, tobacco leaves and tar. There is good concentration here and some serious grip, even if the tannins are nearly transparent. The wine has balance and impressive length and will settle in for the long haul, drinking well for the next 10 to 12 years. Drink now–2036 Pine Drive Vineyards The Pine Drive Shiraz 2022 G 93 Deep crimson. Fragrant musky black cherry, blackberry aromas with hint bush garrigue notes. Inky deep wine with plentiful ripe blackberry, black cherry, mulberry fruits, fine gravelly tannins and persistent slatey/quartz acidity. Quite muscular at the finish with abundant dark berry fruits. 14.5% alc Drink now–2030 Poonawatta The Eden Riesling Riesling 2024 G 93 Lovely floral aromatics with a delicate, sweeter fragrance which is reflected in the palate as well, the citrus notes with a subtle lemonade-like feel, giving this wine a very approachable expression of the variety. Drink now–2030 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 G 93 Every generation has a problem. The last thing they want is to be seen to be drinking the same thing as their parents, or worse, their grandparents. I suspect a Saltram Barossa Cabernet might be seen by many as their parents’ wine. So, they look elsewhere. Of course, the sensible thing to do would be to decide what they thought of it. If they did, I suspect that this generation would be enjoying this, and a few other wines, just as much as their parents did. The colour is a very dark mauve, while the nose offers notes of chocolate, spices, mocha, tobacco leaves and roast meats. Seamless in structure, there are very fine but mouthcoating tannins. Well crafted, with a line of acidity running the full journey, the wine has excellent length. A 10-year proposition. It might even become the wine that the children of the latest generation decide they need to avoid. Drink now–2034 Schild Estate Lorraine Schild Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 G 93 From the Three Springs Vineyard in the Barossa Valley, the wine matures in a mix of new and older French oak puncheons for between 18 and 24 months. A well structured Cabernet that really impresses. The colour is a mauve/deep purple. The nose exhibits plums, chocolate, cocoa powder, tobacco leaves, cassis, blackberries and dusty road notes. Good focus, decent length and sleek tannins combine to deliver a fine Cabernet with hints of sour cherries and cold tea on the palate. This is easily a 10-year proposition. Drink now–2034
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