2011StellaBellaCabernetSauvignon

Sans Made from a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot with ageing taking place in French oak barriques (30% new) for 24 months. Opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Lifted aromas of mulberry and blackcurrant intermixed with black olives are followed cedary tobacco leaf like characters and spice. Medium to full bodied with a good level of richness the palate features flavours of ripe blackcurrant and mulberry over a cedary cigar box background with nuances of black olive and spice also present. Dryish finish with very fine grained well integrated tannins providing good structure. Long aftertaste of blackcurrant, mulberry, spicy cedary cigar box and black olive. Cellar 4-5 years. Alc 14%

Other Reviews…Vivid crimson-purple colour points to a long future; beautifully pitched in terms of ripeness, it balances cassis and redcurrant fruit against firm cabernet tannins, cedary oak the glue to hold the parts together. A distinguished wine. Drink by 2031.95 pointsJames Halliday – Australian Wine Companion