Levantine Hill

Cabernet Sauvignon

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  Vintage 2013
  91 points

Stately and understated; the question will be whether it will receive plaudits or brickbats for such subtlety. Takes on the might of the Yarra Valley old guard; Mount Mary, Yarra Yering, Yeringberg et al. Yeringberg may just have it for silkiness in the competition for restraint. But this estate with no expense spared is nonetheless crafting some good wines.

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  Vintage 2017
  92 points The Real Review

Medium to full ruby colour with a tinge of brick-red and little purple. The bouquet is all about fresh-tilled earth, undergrowth, sousbois nuances, the vegetal spectrum of aroma more evident than dark or red fruits. The wine is medium to full-bodied and mellow in its flavours, smooth and fleshy and loaded with abundant tannins. It tastes like a whole-bunch style, unusual in cabernet. And very good.