Cape MentelleCabernet Sauvignon 2013
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River, AustraliaThe 2013 vintage is bright crimson in colour. The first notes on the nose are enticing and herbal, reminiscent of bay leaf and dry thyme. The nose then opens to intense ripe cassis, black pepper, smoke and cocoa with hints of fresh rolled tobacco leaves. The palate explodes with red currants and fresh cassis, followed by touches of cloves and juniper berry. A graphite, mineral backbone leads to a still fresh finish supported by structural fine and savoury tannins.
91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot.
The 2013 vintage is bright crimson in colour. The first notes on the nose are enticing and herbal, reminiscent of bay leaf and dry thyme. The nose then opens to intense ripe cassis, black pepper, smoke and cocoa with hints of fresh rolled tobacco leaves. The palate explodes with red currants and fresh cassis, followed by touches of cloves and juniper berry. A graphite, mineral backbone leads to a still fresh finish supported by structural fine and savoury tannins.
91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot.
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750mL
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2013
- Standard Drinks8.0
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedExcellent
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameCape Mentelle
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Australian cabernet royalty, a wine to strut the world stage, an absolute beauty! Black currant, tobacco, dried herb, graphite, granular tannins, leaf and cigar box flavours, with structure, have all melded with time in our cellar. Decant now and enjoy, or cellar for a few years more. - 96 points - Dan Murphy’s Wine Panel "The mighty Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon is a more elegant creature nowadays. Less suited to the “offline”; more suited to a luncheon. This release won’t knock anyone between the eyes but it will seduce regardless. It prefers to do you slowly. It’s soft, medium-weight, seamless and curranty, with fresh herbs and mints lifting through tobacco/undergrowth/cedarwood. Tannin is a fine, integrated art. The finish is prolonged."
- More about the Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
Australia's premier retail wine assessment panel
Vintage
96 points
Australian cabernet royalty, a wine to strut the world stage, an absolute beauty! Black currant, tobacco, dried herb, graphite, granular tannins, leaf and cigar box flavours, with structure, have all melded with time in our cellar. Decant now and enjoy, or cellar for a few years more.
- More about Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage
94 points
"The mighty Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon is a more elegant creature nowadays. Less suited to the “offline”; more suited to a luncheon. This release won’t knock anyone between the eyes but it will seduce regardless. It prefers to do you slowly. It’s soft, medium-weight, seamless and curranty, with fresh herbs and mints lifting through tobacco/undergrowth/cedarwood. Tannin is a fine, integrated art. The finish is prolonged."
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