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Showing posts with label Cabernet Sauvignon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cabernet Sauvignon. Show all posts

Pillar Box Red 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 4.10.10 0 comments



Blend of 65% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.

Displaying a dark colour and vibrant purple hue, the 2007 Pillar Box Red has bright aromas of blue and dark berry fruit entwined with liquorice, spermint and cigar box complexity.
The palate is rich and fleshy, with flavours of fresh blackcurrant and blueberry fruit combined with orange rind, dark chocolate and spicy smoky oak characters.
Whilst the tannins are full, the palate is round, soft and well balanced, leading into a lingering harmonious finish.
Serve with a soft, runny camembert cheese.
Bargain for just NZ$ 19.

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Vidal Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Posted by cfoldi On 24.8.10 0 comments



This outstanding Merlot-driven red showcases how well the variety performs in Hawke's Bay.
Given added structure by smaller amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, its nose offers an exquisite combination of dark ripe fruits, dried herbs, fruitcake and beefsteak.
Seamless in the mouth, it shows effortless poise across the succulent palate, finishing with beautifully balanced fine tannins.
A wine to serve with sophisticated beef dish, perhaps a fillet with a rich sauce chasseur.
Can be cellared for couple of years.
NZ$ 20.

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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 26.7.10 0 comments


The Koonunga Hill success story continues.

This Shiraz Cabernet offers juicy boysenberry and blackcurrant aromas with a balanced seasoning of cedary, charry oak.
It tastes mellow and welcoming, with a harmonious foundation of fine powdery tannins.
Really good choice and a perfect match with lamb chops.
For NZ$ 17.

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Trinity Hill The Trinity 2002

Posted by cfoldi On 6.7.10 0 comments


50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Syrah, each from various vineyards in the Gimblett Gravels and the Heretaunga Plains of Hawkes Bay.
From the Syrah: blackberry and black pepper nuances, from the Merlot: leather and plum aromas, from the the Cabernet Franc: the aromatic spice and red currant character, and the cassis from Cabernet Sauvignon.

The blending of the fruit characters from these four varieties and the spine of the Cabernet Sauvignon has combined to produce a complex, fruit dominant wine.
The sensitive oak aging has added a further dimension to the wine without being obvious.
Richness and soft, ripe tannins make this wine a serious yet eminently drinkable wine.
Ready to drink for NZ$ 19.

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Craggy Range Sophia 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 27.6.10 0 comments


Sophia is predominantly Merlot-based (81%), but to be honest, that's a bit like saying that a Ferrari tends to be red.
This has spent 18 months in oak, the incredibly intense fruit so qualified to handle the seasoned stay that everything - the fruit, spice and wild herb notes, the fine tannins, immense structure - are barely twitching their muscles.

Brilliant, vibrating red for NZ$ 68.
Can be cellared for up to 5-6 years from now.

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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004

Posted by cfoldi On 21.2.10 0 comments


Dubbed the 'Poor man's Grange' or 'Baby Grange' (in part because the components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange), the Bin 389 is made up of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz.


This wine is dark and vibrant purple.
On the nose dark berries and plum, a hint of middle-east spices and cedary oak.
The oak is seamlessly integrated and the wealth of fruit is shy at putting its best step forward.
Patience is required here.
Very important: this wine shows its real face at 15-18 degrees Celsius!
Brooding, tight, grainy, dusty, black currant, plum and tobacco aromas with some pepper at the back.
The tannin structure is significant, but appropriate to what the wine has in store.
Perfect choice for 'heavy' , red meat. Especially for deer.

Definitely worth its NZ$ 44 price.

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