2012 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, South Australia
G 95
Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, cedar, aniseed aromas with mocha/roasted chestnut/herb garden notes. Inky-textured wine with sinuous blackcurrant, blackberry fruits, fine loose-knit chalky firm tannins and well integrated vanilla, roasted chestnut notes. Finishes cedary firm with very good mineral length. Very expressive with all the hallmarks of a classic South Australian ‘claret’ style. Drink now–2032 14.5% alc 2011 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, South Australia G 89 Deep crimson. Complex blackberry, lanolin, salted liquorice aromas with leafy notes. Well concentrated and complex wine with developed blackberry, tobacco leaf, saline, chinotto waxy notes, hint of crème brûlée/vanilla, fine leafy/bitter tannins and fresh mineral acidity. Finishes leafy firm. More shade than light but still holding up well. Needs decanting. Drink now–2028 14.5% 2010 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, South Australia G 96 Deep crimson. Fresh blackcurrant, praline, hint black olive aromas with attractive vanilla/roasted chestnut notes. Well balanced and classically structured with plentiful inky blackcurrant, dark chocolate flavours, fine grainy/cedary tannins, superb mid-palate richness and well-integrated acidity. Finishes cedary/grippy firm with inky/graphite/bittersweet notes. Lovely complexity, richness of flavour and torque. Drink now–2034 14.5% alc 2009 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, South Australia G 93 Deep crimson. Well-developed blackberry mocha tobacco aromas with roasted walnut notes. Generous dark berry, espresso flavours, some tobacco notes, fine persistent grippy tannins, underlying roasted walnut/chocolaty notes and fresh long acidity. A firm muscular finish with abundant dark berry fruits/chinotto notes. Voluminous and sturdy, powerful and layered tannins. Drink now–2032 14.5% alc
Chapel Hill 119
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