Winemaker Notes
Deep and brooding purple in color, this Cabernet exhibits all the regional characteristics of Mount Barker, with crunchy cassis perfume and cedar notes following onto the palate of rich ripe berries. Generous weight and texture support the palate while the balance of oak and tannin provide exceptional length from start to finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The mint-scented 2014 Right Reverend V Cabernet Sauvignon is a big, lush wine sourced from Mount Barker. Cassis and plum fill the mouth, with hints of dried herbs and tobacco emerging on the silky finish. There's a lot of puppy fat to this wine, making it approachable right now, but hold it for 5 years and you'll be rewarded with a more complete, savory experience.
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.
Occupying the tip of Western Australia’s spectacular southern coastline is a wine region of impressive natural diversity called the Great Southern. Here cool climate loving varieties like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grow in vineyards hugging its jagged coastlines.
Farther inland, among Great Southern's rolling hills and flatlands, a more pronounced temperature shift between day and night is perfect for the the production of exciting Riesling wines as well as impressive Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.