Winemaker Notes
Margaret River is arguably Australia's premier Cabernet Sauvignon grape growing region and Cabernet Sauvignon its greatest natural asset. Great Cabernet should be both perfumed and poised, and meticulous site selection is critical to achieving these key attributes. Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon is a vibrant regional expression of abundant flavor and elegant structure.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Dark cherries, dried mint and tobacco peep through the cracks of this polished, rather reticent wine from Australia’s west. It’s tightly wound with textured tannins and a nice lift of acidity. Flavor gets a little lost in all the power.
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Decanter
Howard Park is reliably good value, and this is a strong new addition to Tesco's Australian line-up. Good Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon doesn't come cheap, and you're getting a lot of bang for your buck with this wine, which spent 18 months in French oak before release. Fresh and fragrant, this has a perfume of cassis and dried herbs, supple tannins and ripe fruit. Accomplished winemaking on display here, and much to enjoy if you're after a full-bodied but not overblown New World Cabernet.
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Wine Spectator
Displays an appealing mix of currant, cherry and framboise flavors on a compact frame, with notes of green tea, spices, tobacco and graphite. Chalky tannins firm on the finish. Drink now. 1,600 cases made, 200 cases imported.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.