Lake's FollyCabernets 1998
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet Blend
Clare Valley, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of Cabernet BlendClare Valley, AustraliaEstablishing Lake's Folly in 1963, Max Lake has since become become a bona fide Hunter Valley icon. Making only 2 wines and concentrating most on their iconic Cabernet blend, Lake's definitely take the laid back approach to wine-making. Utilising traditional methods like hand picking, gentle crushing and open top fermenters, the Lake's Folly Cabernets is a lovely hark back to an old Australian 'Claret' style.
Establishing Lake's Folly in 1963, Max Lake has since become become a bona fide Hunter Valley icon. Making only 2 wines and concentrating most on their iconic Cabernet blend, Lake's definitely take the laid back approach to wine-making. Utilising traditional methods like hand picking, gentle crushing and open top fermenters, the Lake's Folly Cabernets is a lovely hark back to an old Australian 'Claret' style.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeCabernet Blend
- Size750ML
- RegionClare Valley
- Current Vintage1998
- Alcohol Volume16.9%
- Langtons ClassifiedExcellent
- CountryAustralia
- StateNew South Wales
- Brand NameLake's Folly
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 1998
94 points Halliday Wine Companion
Healthy, full red-purple; a distinctly regional, gently earthy/savoury cast to the fruit will doubtless raise the question in the minds of some, but for me the wine is spotlessly clean. A perfectly made wine on the palate, with cassis fruit the anchor for both the texture and structure; exemplary tannin and oak handling completes the picture.
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