2019 Mystery Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Deal No. 6561

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Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Bold and complex, the bouquet showcases dark-fruit richness, cured meat, bay leaf, and roasted nut aromas. The palate displays outstanding weight and depth, complemented by a silky texture and finely integrated tannins, leading to an impressively long and engaging finish.

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Russ Gallagher - Vino Masters

Deep, polished and unmistakably Coonawarra, this Cabernet Sauvignon opens with lifted aromas of blackcurrant, plum and dark cherry, layered with dark chocolate, cedar, subtle mint and finely judged oak. The palate is concentrated, structured and beautifully balanced, delivering blackcurrant, ripe plum and cherry with a savoury edge of cocoa, spice and dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, it shows impressive depth with fine tannins giving the wine shape and length. The oak is seamlessly integrated, supporting the fruit with polish and refinement rather than dominance. The finish is long, confident and persistent, carrying dark fruit, chocolate, mint and cedar through a finely structured close. A serious and expressive Coonawarra Cabernet with richness and balance. ★★★★★ Rich, structured and impressively balanced.

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Ray Jordan - Winepilot

I’d be pretty happy being able to access seven-year-old Coonawarra Cabernet of this quality. It immediately strikes with a fairly typical wave of blackcurrant, dark plum, and syrupy chocolate, dark cherry liqueur character, which is immediately engaging. The palate shows nice understated oak influence, which is a mix of French and American, and hence that subtle vanillin sweetness sits within. Tannins are quite fine, and the fruit soft, round, and textured, but still with that Cabernet structural core that defines through to the long finish. It’s a wine that is drinking right on its own now, but it still has capacity to age.

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Campbell Mattinson - campbellmattinson.com

This is super-solid and plush with it. It’s impressive. It’s a full-bodied cabernet featuring deep pools of blackcurrant flavour, tracings of cedarwood oak, ozone notes and highlights of both redcurrant and mint. It’s not a particularly leafy cabernet though there are some dried herb notes in play, more or less as whispers. Tannin, dry and fine, adds shape without getting in the way. Excellent.