Devil's LairCabernet Sauvignon 2008
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River, Australia
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750ML
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2008
- Standard Drinks8
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameDevil's Lair
- Wine MakerOllie Crawford
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
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Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage 2008
94 points Halliday Wine Companion
This wine is clean and polished. Not a bad start given that Devil's Lair reds can be a bit wooly at times - though that admitted, there's a clinical feel to the way this wine presents. It tastes mostly of blackcurrant, eucalypt, impeccably integrated cedarwood and gentle mulch. There are some chocolate/pencil-like notes too and a minor spray of cabernet-esque leaf matter. It's not a wine to get your heart racing but I can't criticise it for quality. Lovely finish. Solid, fine-grained, unapologetic tannin. Yes, it is a quality wine.
Vintage 2008
92 points Wine Advocate MW
The style of the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon has changed with Olivers influence, bringing the Cabernet expression of this Bordeaux blend more to the forefront. It contains 14% Merlot, spent 15 months in oak, 30% new and will have had 12 months in bottle prior to its release in November 2010. Deep garnet-purple in color it has pure, pretty aromas of cassis, blackberry, cardamom, mint, pencil shavings and a whiff of Mediterranean herbs. Theres plenty of juicy fruit fleshing out the firm, fine tannins and crisp acidity, lingering through the long finish. Consider drinking it 2012 to 2020+.
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