Ranked #3 of 20 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot from Margaret River
93/100
4.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Medium deep red, faint purple but less purple than the '03. Very good cassis aromas, blackberry and blackcurrant. Fine elegant structure and texture, excellent style and harmony. Good balance and quite good length. Nice fleshiness, and understated, elegant, medium length. Trace of firmness in the tannins, right at the finish.
Tasted: 06/05/2010
Drink: N/A
"A big wine from a big year. This is 81% Cabernet, 14% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 100% Margaret River Voyager Estate. Of recent vintages it reminds me most of the brooding 2001 rather than the charming 2003.
Strong and ripe with blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate, violet, some eucalyptus and a good measure of cedar/vanilla oak. On the palate full bodied and generous with flavours of cherry, plum and mulberry, some chocolate richness, a bit of floral mouth perfume, a little tobacco savouriness and sweet vanilla oak in support. It has plenty of ripe earthy gravelly Margaret River tannin, balanced acidity and takes a long line through the mouth. A powerhouse with high potential. Be patient with this one - it needs time to unfurl before it really flies."
95 points
Drink: 2014 - 2024+
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, Wednesday, Mar 12 2008