James Halliday 94+ points Red 6 pack AU$209.93
James is one of the most experienced and respected wine judges and writers in Australia if not the world.
His annual book on the best wines Australia has to offer is always a best cellar. James tastes thousands of wines each year and to get a score of 94+ is for the best of the best. These six wines are some of the best Cabernet and Shiraz on offer from Margaret River.
1 x Cowaramup Reserve Cabernet 2010
This Cabernet is a selection of the finest fruit of vintage. The wine has a rich elegant palate, offering, dark ripe fruit with flavours of blackcurrant, cherry and red berries. Small portions of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot add layers of flavour and intensity. The fine tannins add texture to the layers of flavours with a smooth finish. Will reward with cellaring 10+ years
1 x Fraser Gallop Parterre Cabernet 2010
The complex array of aromas of black cherry, dark fruits, bitter chocolate, forest floor earthiness and pomegranate molasses richness. Layers and layers of flavour provide for a seamless palate. The tannins are quite fine and chalky, providing great structure for aging. It is a wine with the richness we saw in the 2007 but with a more elegant finish. Cellar 12-15 years
1 x Hay Shed Hill Block 2 Cabernet 2010
There is depth to the nose of complex aromas yet to develop and be exhibited in the wine. The palate is substantial � this is a big wine with intense and fully ripe fleshy sweet fruit filling the mid palate. With great palate extension driven by the ripe and mature tannin. The mouth feel is robust but the tannins are smooth.
1 x Stella Bella Cabernet Merlot 2010
Lifted and aromatic, the fruit characters are bright and charming, The core of ripe berry and damson flavours is intense and has a distinctly savoury twist of soy and bay leaf, gently seasoned with stylish integrated oak, finished with balanced fine acidity. A wine of great elegance, structure, length and depth of flavour. Cellar 5-10 years..
1 x Voyager Estate Shiraz 2010
Perfumed bouquet of lifted spicy, dark berry fruit with briary notes. A complex and elegant palate displaying flavours of raspberry, blackberry and dark cherries with a hint of spice. The tannins are fine, layered and silky and integrate seamlessly with nuances of cedar and vanillin from maturation in the finest French and American oak
1 x Howard Park Leston Shiraz 2008
Aromas of poached dark plum, blueberry, star anise and mocha. The palate has an exotic mix of plump ripe fruit, hints of pepper and ginger spice, chewy tannins and rich smooth texture on the finish. Cellar 3-8 years.
6 of the best Cabernet and Shiraz on offer from Margaret River. Au$209.93
