A bit toasty and charred, some mint, dark berry fruit, chalky tannin, feels kind of rugged and slightly warm, acidity solid but not so settled. Good wine, perhaps not a great one. June 2020
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Ripe forest berries, a touch of vanilla, sweet spice scents. Fleshy and pulpy to taste, sweet berried, some vanilla cream, good tug of light tannin helping build shape around the thick juiciness. Warm, full-figured Cabernet done well here. Published June 2020
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Australian Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the strongest cab I’ve ever tasted. It tasted like fortified wine so much that it reminded me of port wine. Well, by paying 76 €, I expected to get full-bodied wine, but this… double concentrated meditation wine. One of the finest. Worth every penny! 5/5 stars 96 points.…
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Mid cherry red. Pure fruited with cassis and damson. Chewy tannins all tangled up with the sweet dark fruit on the palate. Rounded and generous but still so fresh. Some fruit-pastille sweetness on the finish but overall it is elegant and refined. Lightish but persistent. Very young still. Published April 29th, 2020
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Includes 5% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc, hand-picked, destemmed, open-fermented, 14 days on skins, matured in French barriques (18% new). A luscious, plush cabernet, its voluptuous palate trimmed by dry herbs and foresty notes. A great vintage maximised by the thoughtful vinification. Award Winning Varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2021 Halliday Wine Companion Awards Published…
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Impressive cabernet from this vineyard. Shows tremendous structure and poise, which is a feature of the wines from Ribbon Vale. Blackcurrant and bay leaf with a little varietal graphite. The palate is still firm, but with excellent fruit weight supported by a core of tannin and oak that effortlessly takes the wine to a long…
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The merlot from this vineyard has gone through a remarkable transition in recent years. Intense vineyard and winemaking management has resulted in softer more approachable tannins contributing to a series of excellent wines. Even in quite muscular years like this, the wine shows excellent flesh and suppleness while retaining structure and poise. A classy, expressive…
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Marked by cocoa, mulberry and cassis, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is another terrific vintage for this benchmark Margaret River producer. It’s medium to full-bodied and softly tannic, with silky-dusty notes and hints of raspberries emerging on the lingering finish. Just a wonderfully balanced example of Cabernet Sauvignon, showcasing a rare combination of power, opulence, structure…
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This is a fragrant and fresh Moss Wood with sage and bay leaf aromas, laced through red plums, cherries and redcurrants. The oak registers in a cedary and spiced-chocolate layer and is well integrated. The palate casts a long, sleek shape with quite assertive tannins, carrying fresh and concentrated red plums and cherries in an…
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Serious merlot out of Margaret River. It’s firm. It’s solid. It’s substantial. This is merlot for the cellar; there’s nothing chummy-yummy drink-now about it. It tastes of blackcurrant, cedarwood, bay leaves and chocolate, the tannin then gravely and studded with peppercorns. Length, it has plenty. Fruit, same. And tannin, wow, this is spread with the…
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