2017 Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon
G 93
Deep crimson. Aromatic black olive, leafy blackcurrant cedar aromas with graphite notes. Fresh blackcurrant, blackberry, black olive, chinotto flavours, fine grainy/grippy tannins, attractive mid-palate density and integrated savoury/roasted walnut notes. Finishes claret firm with mineral/graphite notes. Compact and minerally with plentiful sweet fruit notes and maturation complexity. Drink now–2036, 14.5% alc 2016 Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon G 93+ Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, chinotto leafy aromas with hints of roasted coffee. Vigorous and densely packed palate with ample blackcurrant hint black olive, dark chocolate flavours, fine persistent grippy/ferruginous tannins and underlying mocha notes. Finishes leafy/cedar firm with bittersweet notes. Animated and compact with very good energy, concentration and torque. Best to keep for a while to allow elements to unpack and fold. Wait. Drink 2025–2040, 14.5% alc 2015 Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon G 95 Deep crimson. Blackberry, mulberry, chocolaty aromas with herb garden, hint liquorice notes. Well concentrated blackberry pastille, mulberry, hint raspberry fruits, fine loose-knit grainy tannins, attractive mid-palate richness and some mocha/dark chocolate notes. Builds up firm at the finish with inky dark berry notes. Medium powered with fruit and tannins in very good balance. Drinking very well now. Drink now–2028, 14.5% alc
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