Ranked #10 of 64 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaret River
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red/purple youthful colour. Dried herb aromas over a cedary bouquet of skilfully harmonised oak and deeply buried dark fruits, which emerged increasingly the longer the wine was in the glass. Smooth, supple and savoury in the mouth, with gentle flavour and soft ample tannins. Concentrated, but only medium to full-bodied, not a blockbuster. Tremendous depth of flavour, balance and persistence.
Tasted: 19/09/2012
Drink: 2015 to 2035
96 Points James Halliday
Bright crimson-purple; an elegant and vibrant wine, the purity of its varietal fruit expression quite exceptional, as is the handling of the French oak and tannins; the finish is very long and totally harmonious. Drink to 2030.
-. August, 2022
97 Points Tyson Stelzer
Announcing another outstanding Cape Mentelle with an immense future before it. Epic poise meets understated generosity, clocking in at a refreshing 13.5% alcohol. The complexity on display this year is mind-boggling: within its signature frame of blackcurrants, high cocoa dark chocolate and cedar come nuances of coal, even black olives, hovering with haunting persistence. High quality, cedary oak provides impeccable support. Its honed structure is scaffolded to exacting precision, a mouth-enveloping assault of superfine, gravelly, graphite-like tannins, promising to hold it in good stead for a very long time. Drink 2025 - 2035.
Source: Tyson Stelzer.