Ranked #11 of 16 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec from Clare Valley
87/100
3 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deepish red colour with a tint of purple. The bouquet shows some mint, chippy oak and crushed oyster shell character. There's a lot of peppermint throughout the wine. It finishes with a touch of hardness.
Tasted: 22/04/2018
Drink: 2020 to 2033
93 Points James Halliday
A veneer of plummy merlot fruit, violet scented and high-toned, helps to tone the sterner nature of cabernet within. For all intents and purposes, this is 75% cabernet and the remainder malbec, with a smidgeon of high quality merlot for an additional layer. Bright and sassy, with finely wrought tannins and well applied oak edging across the cascading fruit, this brims with drinkability. Drink to 2023.
Ned Goodwin MW. June, 2021