Summer Wine Guide 2023

2021 Seppeltsfield No EC4 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

G 94+

Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant pastille, dark chocolate, mocha aromas with roasted chestnut notes. Inky deep claret style wine with attractive blackcurrant, blackberry, praline flavours, fine grainy/ vigorous tannins and well integrated vanilla notes. Finishes firm and tight with minerally notes. Very good concentration and flow. Should develop very well. 53% Cabernet Sauvignon 47% Shiraz. 2024–2032 2021 Krondorf Kingship Cabernet Sauvignon G 94 Deep colour. Violet, blackcurrant, hint black olive aromas with roasted walnut notes. Generous glossy wine with ample blackcurrant, Parma violet flavours, finely grained slightly gritty/al dente textures and underlying sesame/roasted walnut notes. Finishes gravelly and minerally. Still in parts. Very impressive concentration and torque. Very good ageing potential. 2024–2030 2021 Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon G 94 Forward ripe plummy cassis fruit, hint of bramble. Medium-bodied with lush plum fruit and a twist of liquorice. Excellent structure and Medium-deep crimson. Attractive blackcurrant, blackberry, elderberry, dark chocolate aromas with herb garden, hint leafy notes. Well concentrated blackberry, cassis fruits, fine cedar, touch leafy tannins and well integrated savoury notes. Finishes grippy firm and long with bittersweet chocolaty notes. 2024–2034 2020 Man O’ War Ironclad Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon G 94 Lifted bouquet red and black plum, hint of cedar. Fuller body, plush and vibrant, with a generous mouth feel, ample black plum and a deep vein of graphite tannin driving to the brooding finish. Finishes a touch warm and chewy but pulls it off. 2022 Two Hands Wines Sexy Beast McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon G 93 Inky purple hue, opens with plush ripe blackberry and black plum. Big rich and plush on the palate, offering plenty of bright mulberry, blueberry fruit leading to a long juicy finish. An open-knit, opulent style. Now–2030 drinkability. Finishes long. Now–2031 2021 Wynns Coonawarra Estate V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz G 94