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Campbell Mattin91 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1999
- Brand Zema-Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zema Estate 'Family Selection' Cabernet Sauvignon 1999"Medium to full red-purple; sweet dark berry/blackberry fruit plus a hint of v..."$74.99 -
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James Halliday93 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 2000
- Brand Zema-Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zema Estate 'Family Selection' Cabernet Sauvignon 2000"n excellent example of Coonawarra Shiraz which has been matured in French and..."$74.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Zema-Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1998"Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a benchmark Coonawarra Cabernet, concentrat..."$39.00 -
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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Zema-Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zema Estate Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1998"Medium to full red-purple; sweet dark berry/blackberry fruit plus a hint of v..."$44.99 -
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.