Cabernet Sauvignon and Friends
2020 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
G 98
Medium-deep crimson. Beautiful blackcurrant, wax polish, hint panforte aromas with vanilla notes. Classical Margaret River Cabernet with fresh blackcurrant, panforte flavours, fine grainy/cedar-y tannins, underlying roasted chestnut oak notes and linear fresh acidity. Finishes firm and tight with a fine plume of tannin. This has lovely weight and balance with the perfect structure for ageing. 2026–2040+ 2021 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon G 97 Deep crimson. Beautiful cigar box, blackcurrant aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Classically structured with plentiful cassis, black cherry, cedar flavours, fine-grained savoury tannins, attractive quartz- like acidity and well integrated roasted chestnut/vanilla oak. Finishes chalky firm and minerally. Archetypal Coonawarra claret with superb vibrancy, and cabernet bloodlines. Deserves a year or more cellaring time to allow all of the elements to unfold. 2024–2038 2021 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon G 97 Deep crimson. Lovely blackcurrant, mocha, grilled nut aromas with espresso, hint liquorice notes. Generous pure cassis, dark plum, praline, hint demi-glace flavours. Graphite firm tannins, very good mid-palate density, well integrated mocha, roasted almond notes and underlying mineral freshness. Finishes chocolaty firm with some tobacco leaf notes. Grange in Cabernet clothing, which should age brilliantly well. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully; 16 months’ maturation in 100% new American oak hogsheads. 2026–2050 2021 Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon G 97 Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, cedar, hint capsicum, sage aromas with dark chocolate notes. Inky deep, fresh and sinuous with ample cassis, dark cherry pastille fruits, fine lacy grainy tannins and well balanced cedar/marzipan notes. A plume of fine tannins at the finish. A classical Coonawarra claret style with lovely volume, complexity and torque. Should last the distance. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 16 months’ maturation in 49% one-year-old seasoned and 51% new French oak hogsheads. 2026–2045
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