2012 Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon
99 Points - James Suckling
A striking wine with creeping allure and an expression of cabernet sauvignon that is as unique as it is profoundly great. There are reticent leafy Aussie bush notes, redder cabernet berries and very discreet oak spice with some sweet earth too. Subtle complexity here; it smells gentle and mellow. Terrific fine tannin spread and a lithe juicy core, this floats and fills the mouth effortlessly. The depth is deceptive, as this is one incredibly elegant cabernet with a profound long and even web of tannin that commands the finish with assertion. Very pure and bright, full of energy and drive, the greatest young Wendouree I have tasted.
98 Points - James Halliday Wine Companion, July 2014
Deep, healthy crimson-purple; the Wendouree blends bring wonderful complexity to the table, but this wine in particular brings purity, its flood of cassis fruit on the bouquet and palate awesomely mouthwatering and drawn out, not trimmed back by the brambly, savoury tannins. If there is better tannin structure in an Australian cabernet, I am yet to see it.
Top Vintages of Wendouree Cabernet:
1997 - 18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2001 -18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2002 -18.5/20 - Jancis Robinson
2006 - 93+ Points - The Wine Front
2009 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2010 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2012 - 98 Points-Wine Companion
2013 - 98 Points - Jeremy Oliver
2014 - 97 Points - Wine Companion
2015 - 96 Points - The Wine Front
2016 - 96+ Points - The Wine Front
2017 - 94 Points - Robert Parker
99 Points - James Suckling
A striking wine with creeping allure and an expression of cabernet sauvignon that is as unique as it is profoundly great. There are reticent leafy Aussie bush notes, redder cabernet berries and very discreet oak spice with some sweet earth too. Subtle complexity here; it smells gentle and mellow. Terrific fine tannin spread and a lithe juicy core, this floats and fills the mouth effortlessly. The depth is deceptive, as this is one incredibly elegant cabernet with a profound long and even web of tannin that commands the finish with assertion. Very pure and bright, full of energy and drive, the greatest young Wendouree I have tasted.
98 Points - James Halliday Wine Companion, July 2014
Deep, healthy crimson-purple; the Wendouree blends bring wonderful complexity to the table, but this wine in particular brings purity, its flood of cassis fruit on the bouquet and palate awesomely mouthwatering and drawn out, not trimmed back by the brambly, savoury tannins. If there is better tannin structure in an Australian cabernet, I am yet to see it.
Top Vintages of Wendouree Cabernet:
1997 - 18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2001 -18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2002 -18.5/20 - Jancis Robinson
2006 - 93+ Points - The Wine Front
2009 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2010 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2012 - 98 Points-Wine Companion
2013 - 98 Points - Jeremy Oliver
2014 - 97 Points - Wine Companion
2015 - 96 Points - The Wine Front
2016 - 96+ Points - The Wine Front
2017 - 94 Points - Robert Parker
99 Points - James Suckling
A striking wine with creeping allure and an expression of cabernet sauvignon that is as unique as it is profoundly great. There are reticent leafy Aussie bush notes, redder cabernet berries and very discreet oak spice with some sweet earth too. Subtle complexity here; it smells gentle and mellow. Terrific fine tannin spread and a lithe juicy core, this floats and fills the mouth effortlessly. The depth is deceptive, as this is one incredibly elegant cabernet with a profound long and even web of tannin that commands the finish with assertion. Very pure and bright, full of energy and drive, the greatest young Wendouree I have tasted.
98 Points - James Halliday Wine Companion, July 2014
Deep, healthy crimson-purple; the Wendouree blends bring wonderful complexity to the table, but this wine in particular brings purity, its flood of cassis fruit on the bouquet and palate awesomely mouthwatering and drawn out, not trimmed back by the brambly, savoury tannins. If there is better tannin structure in an Australian cabernet, I am yet to see it.
Top Vintages of Wendouree Cabernet:
1997 - 18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2001 -18/20 - Jancis Robinson
2002 -18.5/20 - Jancis Robinson
2006 - 93+ Points - The Wine Front
2009 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2010 - 96 Points - Wine Companion
2012 - 98 Points-Wine Companion
2013 - 98 Points - Jeremy Oliver
2014 - 97 Points - Wine Companion
2015 - 96 Points - The Wine Front
2016 - 96+ Points - The Wine Front
2017 - 94 Points - Robert Parker
DETAILS
PRODUCER - Wendouree
VINTAGE - 2012
VARIETAL - Cabernet Sauvignon
COUNTRY - Australia
REGION - Clare Valley, SA
BOTTLE SIZE - 750ml
