1998KatnookEstateCoonawarraCabernetSauvignon

Sans THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COONAWARRA CABERNET.We first tasted this wine as a barrel sample at the 1999 Coonawarra Cabernet Barrel Auction and rated the wine 96/100, the highest pointed wine of the Auction.The wine has just been released and after re-tasting it scored 97/100.It’s getting better by the month.The wine investment news was that at auction the barrel went for $20, 000 â€?that’s for 20 finished cases of the wine, which makes it an equivalent of $1000 per case or $83.30 per bottle.Admittedly, the Auction is in part a publicity drive by Coonawarra Cabernet producers, none the less the price was still below the 1998 Mildara barrel price of $31,000 or $1550 per case ($129.16 per bottle). Even after allowing for an inflated Auction price due to an over enthusiastic audience and the PR factor, the 1998 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is an absolute bargain, as well as being a great investment piece.