

94 POINT RATED JAMES HALLIDAY'S WINE COMPANION & 90 POINT RATED CAMPBELL MATTINSON THE WINE FRONT
Vintage: | 2010 |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to 2030 |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 94 |
Totally opaque inky black purple colour with deep dark red purple hue. The nose offers up scents of blackcurrant and dark mulberries followed by some cedar, subtle tobacco leaf and a touch of spice. Full bodied the palate possesses rich ripe blackcurrant and dark chocolate flavours with some underlying cedar and a spicy back palate. The firm solid tannin structure is a necessity to carry the abundance of fruit. Long blackcurrant, dark mulberry, chocolatey cedar and spice aftertaste.
Derived from vines planted in 1988 by Hardy’s for their premium wines (including Eileen Hardy varieties). The fruit is whole bunch pressed, with stainless steel fermentation. Matured in 40% new French Oak, with the balance in 2 year old French Oak for 15 months.
94 Point Rated - James Halliday Wine Companion
"Deep, vivid purple-crimson; the 30-year-old vines are planted on a south-facing (ie cool) slope, and the medium- to full-bodied wine spent 18 months in French oak barriques (80% new). Black and redcurrant fruit dominate proceedings, albeit with the expected contribution of oak tannins. Impressive wine."
90 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front
"Smells and tastes of pure Cabernet Sauvignon. Clearly a good year at Nashwauk for cabernet. Gravel, dust, blackcurrant. It’s an excellent introduction. The palate too is awash with those flavours, before dusty tannin takes things out. Juicy and varietal. A little warm on the finish but nothing too serious. Easy wine to like."
Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Deep red/purple colour; youthful. Walnutty aromas from oak are dominant, plus mocha and dark berry jam. The palate is medium to full-bodied and soft with lots of fine powdery tannins that are a trifle dominant. A decent wine with a very drying, but quite smooth finish."
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