Ranked #9 of 22 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz from Wrattonbully
90/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Medium to full red colour, faint purple tints. Mellowing, developing red fruit aromas, with a slight hint of mint and herbal nuances. Some raspberry and redcurrant notes. The palate is surprisingly light. It's just medium-bodied, and quite elegant, while the tannins are fairly assertive and a touch grippy. The length is only moderate, and it needs a bit more richness and oomph. Quite a pretty wine, and very enjoyable drinking.
Tasted: 19/06/2013
Drink: 2013 to 2025
89 Points Robert Parker
Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz reveals an evolving nose of creme de cassis, dried mulberries and blackberry preserves with nuances Indian spices, mocha and sandalwood. Medium-bodied with a good core of maturing black fruit preserve and spice flavors, it is supported by chewy tannins and crisp acid before finishing long and drying. Drink it now to 2018+.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. April, 2014
96 Points James Halliday
An 84/16% blend aged for 22 months in 70% new French oak. Blackcurrant fruit is the main driver, albeit backed up on the mid-palate by more fleshy shiraz; it is medium-bodied, perfectly balanced, the tannins silky, the oak not at all over the top, the finish long. Drink to 2029.
-. June, 2021