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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Howard Park
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1998"Howard Park is many wine lovers’ favourite Aussie winery and has developed a ..."$89.99 -
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James Halliday96 points
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Campbell Mattin93 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1999
- Brand Howard Park
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1999"Howard Park is many wine lovers’ favourite Aussie winery and has developed a ..."$99.99 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
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Bob Campbell MW94 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Howard Park
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Howard Park Scotsdale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012""I look forward to tasting Great Southern shiraz ahead of cabernet but this 2..."$50.00 -
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.