Ranked #7 of 17 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon from Barossa Valley
90/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep, dark, dense red/purple colour. Faintly jammy blackberry aromas, super-ripe. The palate is lush and fruit-sweet, bordering perhaps on 'fruit bomb'. Nice wine in an opulent ultra-ripe style.
Tasted: 02/08/2012
Drink: 2013 to 2030
94 Points Robert Parker
The 2008 Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from Barossa vineyards over 100 years of age. The wine was barrel-fermented in new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple-color, it exhibits a soaring bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, incense, plum, blackberry, and black currant. On the palate it reveals a glossy texture, an opulent personality, superb density, and enough well-concealed stuffing to evolve for 5-7 years. It will offer a drinking window extending from 2015 to 2030. The Cellar Reserve wines are limited production bottlings sold mainly at the winery and to mailing list customers.
Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) by Jay S Miller. January, 2009
The 2008 Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from Barossa vineyards over 100 years of age. The wine was barrel-fermented in new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple-color, it exhibits a soaring bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, incense, plum, blackberry, and black currant. On the palate it reveals a glossy texture, an opulent personality, superb density, and enough well-concealed stuffing to evolve for 5-7 years. It will offer a drinking window extending from 2015 to 2030. The Cellar Reserve wines are limited production bottlings sold mainly at the winery and to mailing list customers. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) December, 2009 by Jay Miller