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James Halliday95 points
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Ray Jordan95 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Capel Vale
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Capel Vale 'Black Label' Cabernet Sauvignon 2018"Sourced from Margaret River in this outstanding cabernet year. Bursting with ..."$50.00 -
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Sam Kim93 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Capel Vale
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Capel Vale 'Regional' Cabernet Sauvignon 2021"A delicious wine to drink young for its primary fruit charcaters. The wine wi..."$23.99 -
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- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1993
- Brand Mitchelton
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Mitchelton Print Cabernet Sauvignon 1993"The first crop of vines were planted in 1969, and the winery is named after t..."$52.99 -
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Porta Winery
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Porta Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010"Produced by Dos Andes Wines in the Aconcagua Region of Chile."$14.99 -
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2009
- Brand Songlines Estates
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Songlines Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2009"A dark centre with vibrant purple hues. Bouquet: Blueberry and violet notes ..."$37.99 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Thompson Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Thompson Estate "The Specialist" Cabernet Sauvignon 2013"85% cabernet sauvignon, 9% merlot, 9% ?other' varieties, matured for 18 month..."$89.99 -
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most famous and widely planted red grape varieties in the world. It is immensely popular in Australia, where world-class wines are made in Coonawarra, Margaret River and the Yarra Valley. Each region has a distinctive character, but all tend to be more fruit-forward than those from France. Coonawarra has a distinct mint or Eucalypt aroma, Margaret River has a more tomato leaf character, while Yarra Valley is more elegant in style.
Its original home is Bordeaux, where it is the dominant grape on the left bank, Medoc and Graves. In Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be blended with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and with small amounts of Malbec and Petit Verdot. In the New World, it is both blended and made as a straight varietal. Excellent wines are also produced in the Napa Valley and Chile's Maipo Valley. The grapes are thick-skinned providing the characteristic high tannins and deep colour. The Cabernet Sauvignon wines tend to show fragrant cassis, herbaceous, full-bodied with high acid.