SeedlingCoonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
About this product
The famed region Coonawarra is situated in the heart of the Limestone Coast known for it's terra rossa soils and production of Cabernet Sauvignon. The cool climate region, with maritime influences, is ideal for Cabernet, allowing the fruit to ripen slowly over an extended period to achieve the desired physiological ripeness.
A cool growing season and above average winter rains leading into the 2017 vintage saw the region return to what could be best described as a more traditional Coonawarra vintage. The cool season produced medium bodied red wines of deep colour and elegant fruit flavours.
Tasting notes:
Colour: Medium intensity with bright purple hue.
Nose: Generous and lifted, showing complex aromas of cherry liquor and mulberry fruits complemented by notes of mint and spice.
Palate: Medium bodied with distinctive ripe dark fruits and classic spicy cassis finishing with background French oak characteristics.
The famed region Coonawarra is situated in the heart of the Limestone Coast known for it's terra rossa soils and production of Cabernet Sauvignon. The cool climate region, with maritime influences, is ideal for Cabernet, allowing the fruit to ripen slowly over an extended period to achieve the desired physiological ripeness.
A cool growing season and above average winter rains leading into the 2017 vintage saw the region return to what could be best described as a more traditional Coonawarra vintage. The cool season produced medium bodied red wines of deep colour and elegant fruit flavours.
Tasting notes:
Colour: Medium intensity with bright purple hue.
Nose: Generous and lifted, showing complex aromas of cherry liquor and mulberry fruits complemented by notes of mint and spice.
Palate: Medium bodied with distinctive ripe dark fruits and classic spicy cassis finishing with background French oak characteristics.
- TypeCabernet Sauvignon
- Size750ML
- RegionCoonawarra
- Current Vintage2017
- Standard Drinks8
- Alcohol Volume13.6%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameSeedling
- Wine MakerJohn Innes
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
Vintage 2017
93 points Wine Orbit
This is gorgeously fruited and inviting on the nose showing blackcurrant, spiced cherry, mint chocolate, anise and cedar characters. The palate delivers succulent fruit flavours and excellent weight, wonderfully complemented by silky texture and fine, chalky tannins. Flavoursome and persistent with gorgeous fruit and spicy/savoury flavours. At its best: now to 2027.
- More about Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage 2017
90 points Halliday Wine Companion
Cabernet done well. It puts structure and length ahead of volume, though it’s not wimpy. It tastes of mint, olives, blackcurrant and cedar-infused cream. It’s both cabernet and Coonawarra at every turn. There’s a dusting of dried herb character here too. It’s good. It will do OK in the cellar over the medium term, ad well-balanced medium-weight cabernet invariably does.
