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Bright, clear red-purple the scented and fragrant bouquet has a warm spice and pepper introduction to the fleshy red and black cherry fruit of the perfectly balanced medium-bodied palate; the quality of the wine comes through on the lingering finish and aftertaste. Drink whenever. 94 points James Halliday
Cracked pepper, cherry-plum, some mulberry and blackberry and earth. Maybe there’s a kiss of malty, toasty oak but it’s subtle and integrated. Good amount of both fruit flesh and tannin. It’s just a beaut drinking wine. 91 points Winefront.com.au

Rich and full bodied the Cutlass balances thick cuts of juicy dark plum with subtle slices of spice and toast along the length of the blade to a fine grained finish of elegance and great persistence.
Full red-purple; a medium- to full-bodied wine with an extravagant display of flavours and an expressive bouquet; plum, spice, black cherry and quality oak all populate the palate, the finish long and assured. 93 points James Halliday

Yalumba The Scribbler 2010 opens with a lift of raspberries, sweet spices and licorice followed by the fresh aromatics of herbs and crushed plums. This is a beautifully polished wine of medium to full body. The Cabernet Sauvignon structure defines the palate with the Shiraz cascading generously through the middle.