This is my favourite sub-$50 Bordeaux right now, a blend of almost equal parts merlot and cabernet sauvignon, with a touch of cabernet franc and malbec. 16 months in 30% new oak barrels keeps the wood influence subtle, building a tannin presence for medium-term potential. It’s a classically elegant style of varietal fruit character, clean, […]

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Upholding varietal definition and structural endurance in full-flavoured, full-bodied cabernet takes skill and talent, and Michael Fragos has exemplified both in 2013. This is a dense, powerful and polished McLaren Vale cabernet that’s brimming with blackcurrants, cassis and dark chocolate. For all of its exuberance, it pulls confidently into a focused and well-defined finish of […]

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A very classy and classic cabernet for the long-haul, defined by signature blackcurrant and redcurrant fruit, cedar and a fresh red rose petal lift. An outstanding core of blackcurrant fruit propagates with great line and persistence, depth and expression yet compact and magnificently polished, powered by superfine, beautifully focused tannins. Best price direct.

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Pure, perfumed and elegant while deep, enduring and concentrated, this is an impeccably poised Voyager Estate of alluring magnificence and grand longevity. Few young cabernets display such effortless grace, while charged with a tannin profile that promises an exceptionally long life. This is classic Margaret River Cabernet in all of its allure: fragrant, crunchy and […]

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The best rows from the oldest blocks on Xanadu’s Wallcliffe property have created a wine that embodies the persona of the most enduring cabernets in exhibiting impeccable balance and alluring refinement even in their extreme youth. This is benchmark Margaret River cabernet sauvignon of textbook character and refined grace, delivering enticing complexity and elegant allure. […]

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The 23rd release represents one of the smallest vintages of Gaia. A blend of 75% cabernet sauvignon and 25% cabernet franc, it’s at once ethereally fragrant with violet perfume, intensely varietal in its capsicum and leaf, and deep in its blackcurrant core and impeccable frame of dark chocolate oak. Tannins are fine, yet with a […]

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In the impressive 2012 season, the highest point of the Enterprise Vineyard produced what Knappstein considers to be the purist expression of this historic Clare Valley vineyard. This single block release is a categorical step up from the standard Enterprise, more coiled and more restrained, without the overt mint and eucalypt characters, and with greater […]

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