Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 (1500ml)

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 (1500ml)Philip Rich's Top 20 wines of 2005 Philip Rich Top 10 Wines of the Past Decade Tyson Stelzer's Top 500 Wines of 2005 2006 Wine industry pioneer David Hohnen established Cape Mentelle Vineyards in 1970. The 16ha Wallcliffe Vineyard was planted in the early 1970s and the winery's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced primarily from this Vineyard. "Immensely powerful and complex cabernet. Its richness, perfectly handled and integrated oak, and supple,

"The 2016 harvest was a little more challenging in terms of how the season progressed

It is already showing some early complexity and the flick of acidity carries it through to the extremely long finish

The 2010 is supremely focussed yet rich and rewarding on the palate

It's flushed with cranberry and cherry-plum fruit flavour

yes it's there

more tightly strung Black Label than say

inducing movement and chew while drinking

fruit was sourced from the Tamar Valley and East Coast regions

With a Barossan grape-growing heritage as deep as they come

comprising 25% new French oak

Pure dark and blackberry fruits

First impressions on the palate are juicy berry fruit