Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine & Spirits
A gentle vintage of Art Series Cabernet, this wine has impressive persistence of flavor. The tannins feel open and airy, revealing a range of herbal scents in a subtle cabernet mode of currants and pipe tobacco. Firm and well integrated, this is accessible now and well suited to aging a few years.”
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet in color, the 2009 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon reveals notes of ripe black currants and blackberries with underlying bay leaf, damp soil, cedar and smoked meat hints. Medium-bodied with muscular and savory fruit, it is supported by a very crisp acid line and medium levels of chewy tannins before finishing with good length. Drink it now to 2019+.
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Wine Spectator
A firm and crisp red, with chewy tannins, featuring plenty of dark berry and currant flavors and a hint of sassafras. Delivers a long and expressive finish. Drink now through 2018.
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.