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Cape MentelleTrinders 2011
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River, Australia
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Dry, Medium Bodied style of Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River, AustraliaNow considered one of the beacons of quality and consistency in the world of Cabernet blends here in Australia, Cape Mentelle's Trinders Caberet Merlot is a richly textured wine with blackcurrant, liqueur cherry and hints of sweet vanilla. Savoury, dusty oak provides depth and structure, finishing with chalky, dry tannins. While nice and lush upon release, the Trinders can really begin to sing a wonderful tune with a few years laid down in your cellar.
Now considered one of the beacons of quality and consistency in the world of Cabernet blends here in Australia, Cape Mentelle's Trinders Caberet Merlot is a richly textured wine with blackcurrant, liqueur cherry and hints of sweet vanilla. Savoury, dusty oak provides depth and structure, finishing with chalky, dry tannins. While nice and lush upon release, the Trinders can really begin to sing a wonderful tune with a few years laid down in your cellar.
Medium bodied red wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often medium in colour.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750mL
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2011
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameCape Mentelle
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
- More about Tyson Stelzer
Tyson Stelzer
Young Australian author and wine critic for tysonstelzer.com
Vintage 2011
95 points www.tysonstelzer.com
The evidence for the stature of 2011 at Cape Mentelle is mounting, and this wine perfectly straddles the fence between generous fruit expression and enduring, graphite-like tannin texture. From the outset, it’s definitive Margaret River cabernet (with some merlot and dashes of cabernet franc and petit verdot). A bouquet of coffee bean, high cocoa dark chocolate and ground granite overlays a core of crunchy blackcurrants and generous cassis...
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