Forester Estate

Yelverton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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  Vintage 2012
  95 points Halliday Wine Companion

91/4.5/2.5/2% cabernet, franc, petit verdot and merlot; headed down, 30 days on skins, 21 months in French oak. Has an exceptionally complex myriad of flavours; the questions are how much is oak, and how much dark fruits and tannins, how much 13.5% alcohol, and how much new French oak91/4.5/2.5/2% cabernet, franc, petit verdot and merlot; headed down, 30 days on skins, 21 months in French oak. Has an exceptionally complex myriad of flavours; the questions are how much is oak, and how much dark fruits and tannins, how much 13.5% alcohol, and how much new French oak? In the end, the whole package can’t be usefully deconstructed, and doesn’t need to be. In the end, the whole package can’t be usefully deconstructed, and doesn’t need to be.

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  Vintage 2014
  95 points The Real Review

Deep, youthful red/purple colour. The bouquet confirms this as a fresh and youthful but also complex and mellowing 8-year-old cabernet. Cedar, cigar-box and pencil-shavings nuances overlie concentrated red fruits, the whole thing enlivened by fresh acidity and the tannins are ample but beautifully balanced. An excellent long-term cabernet starting to drink really well.