Winemaker Notes
The Reserve Cabernet has berry and cherry aromas, along with dusty cocoa, warm spices and hints of spearmint. An attractive and true varietal expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from Padthaway. The palate begins with dark berry fruit and earthy tobacco leaf characters which are layered over cedar spice and leathery tones. Subtle oak gives complexity and the wine is well structured and has smooth and fine tannins
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This shows much more refined tannins than the 2009 vintage of this wine. Lively cassis fruit is cushioned by toasty, cedary oak and vanilla shadings, while the overall feel is lush and velvety, particularly on the long, supple finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 Pillar Box Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon reveals pronounced aromas of warm cassis and blackberry compote plus underlying black cherries, bay leaf and toasty hints. Medium to full-bodied, it has a great core of ripe, muscular black berry fruit supported by a medium level of grainy tannins, quite fresh acidity and finishing long and earthy / minerally. Delicious now, it should cellar gracefully to 2018+. 90+ points
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.
QUIPBRC127_2010 Item# 132133