Claymore Wines London Calling Cabernet Malbec 2016
T’was a cool wintry Hobart evening and I was craving a comforting glass of red. This Claymore Wines ticked the box perfectly. Claymore Wines, London Calling, Cabernet, Malbec, Clare Valley, […]
Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon
West Cape Howe “Hannah’s Hill” Cabernet Malbec 2016
West Cape Howe picked up Best the Star Cellar Door award for the second year in a row from Gourmet Traveller Wine. They’re located in the far reaches of the […]
Shingleback Triumvirate 2012
Triumvirate is a Latin word, coming from Roman times meaning the government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly. Or in this case Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Shingleback in McLaren Vale have a cellar club called The […]
Punchdown Boys Field Blend 2017
Stop. Is this the future of Coonawarra red wine making? Forget well-cellared 50 year old marques, this is a field blend of Coonawarra Cabernet, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc devised by […]
Risky Business Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Risky Business is the result of John Waldron and Rob Quenby’s partnership. Sourced from “low intervention vineyards” and then “hand-made by using small batch winemaking techniques.” Risky Business, Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Quite a few bits of bling for this blend from Shaw Estate, including a Trophy at the 2017 NSW Wine Awards. The blend ratio is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon & 23% […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Winemakers Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
New look labels for this range from Shaw Vineyard Estate with a soft watercolour watermark motif and repositioned logo. Shaw Vineyard Estate, Winemakers Selection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canberra, 2015 A deep […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Rosa 2017
An unlikely blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling from Murrumbateman in the Canberra region. Each parcel was pressed after a moderate time on skins, then barrel fermented to dryness using wild […]
Jacob’s Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
A change to the fruit source now sees it labelled as Limestone Coast, which does of course take in the previous sourcing of Coonawarra. The accompanying tech sheet says that […]
Heartland Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Matured in 80% French and 20% American oak for 12 months, and made from 20 year old plus wines. Winemaker is the busy busy Ben Glaetzer. Heartland Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
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