97 Points James Halliday
Cabernet sauvignon from Yarra Yering’s original 1969 plantings. Matured in 225L French barriques (40% new). A bright, medium crimson red. So perfumed with its aromas of dark cherry, bay leaf, cedar and some tobacco box. Lovely fruit purity here. Medium bodied with supremely fine cabernet tannins, this is the veritable iron fist in a velvet glove. Today I slightly favour the Dry Red Wine No. 1, but for anyone lucky enough to have a bottle of each 10 to 15 years from now it should make for a great tasting! Drink 2024 - 2036.
Source: James Halliday.
99 Points Real Review
Very deep, dark, brooding purple-red colour with a rich and powerful cabernet bouquet that showcases blackberry, cassis and dried herbs, the palate full bodied and powerful, deep and dense with lavish tannins which are supple and fine-grained yet insistent and enduring. The flavour is fruit-driven and impossibly profound, suffused with ripe tannins, and it has amazing extract. It all lingers incredibly long on the aftertaste. A great wine indeed. Cellar to get the best out of it. 09 Jun 2023 Drink 2025 - 2046.
Source: Real Review.