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This is a classic Cabernet style with red and black fruits on the nose, fine tannins, great length and persistence, and a medium body. The oak is nicely integrated and the result is a super wine from a splendid vintage. Cellaring potential? We always say 5-8 years so you don’t miss out on the fruit, but we pulled a 2002 BoB Cab out the other night and it was as bright as a button and clearly with a lot of life left in it.

JamesSuckling.com November 2011 - Green bean and cassis aromas absorbed by a full-weighted palate. Some relaxed tannins and bright acidity for sappy length. A nice drinkable wine here from now over the next eight years. 90 points

Certified organic cabernet sauvignon. Sees open top fermenters and is then matured mainly French oak, old and new. .....
First and foremost, it’s a beautiful drink. Has a relaxed, fresh, natural feel to it. Tastes of tar and blackcurrant, dust and dried herbs. Almost a little sappy/spicyperfumed in the mouth. Carries its alcohol with absolute ease. Quite gorgeous. Rated : 91 Points The Winefront Campbell Mattinson

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon presents vibrant notes of crushed blackcurrant and blackberries with hints of moss covered bark, cloves and pencil lead plus a whiff of dried plums. Full bodied, it fills the mouth with taut blackcurrant fruit supported by firm grainy tannins and refreshing acidity, finishing long and a little earthy. Approachable now, it should drink to 2016+ The Wine Advocate

Composure, sensitivity and balance are the keys here. It’s almost dapper actually. Blackcurrant and tobacco leaf sit alongside tar and cedary oak. That lovely Cabernet dustiness is present in the long-chain tannin and there is good spice at play. It’s not far off medium bodied, displaying an elegance that marks the better years when it comes to McLaren Vale Cabernet. Very persuasive all up, especially at the price.  Excellent Wine Will Eat Itself

Firm, deep set nose on this looks rather masculine. Ballsy even, like the Cabernet has been downing protein shakes. The sweet fruited, if savoury and composed palate which has a splash of cedary varietal character (though not too much. It wouldn't be a Vale Cabernet then) and proper fruit vitality. It's hardly a minty, leafy Cabernet but is still a lovely blackberry drenched red with positively exuberant fruit. An ad for organics even? Nice stuff. Drink: Now - 2016+ Score: 17.6/92
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