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https://www.thewinecollective.com.au/products/2015-wirra-wirra-angelus-mclaren-vale-cabernet-sauvignon831139676312015 Wirra Wirra Angelus McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon111.00//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1504/5726/products/OLG316994_2015_Wirra_Wirra_Angelus_McLaren_Vale_Cabernet_Sauvignon.png?v=1544587408//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1504/5726/products/OLG316994_2015_Wirra_Wirra_Angelus_McLaren_Vale_Cabernet_Sauvignon_large.png?v=1544587408AUDOutOfStockRedAll WinesAll Wines one million pointsAll Wines Premium | New Leads QuizAustraliaCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon WinesDo not delete: CRM AU hidden filter for syncGiftsLibrary ProductsMcLaren ValeOver $15 redsPremium - AllPremium - Red WinesPremium WinesRed WinesSouth Australia RegionTest Welcome JourneyWirra Wirra Vineyards
Cracka Review
Named after a 3/4-tonne bell that sits above the Wirra Wirra cellar door, the Angelus has been one of Australia's great wines for many years. It's a full-bodied, sumptuous wine that shows intoxicating aromas of black and redcurrant, flaked tobacco, cedar and anise spice on the nose. The palate is elegant and sweetly-fruited, with plummy, blackcurrant and chocolate flavours, firm but balanced tannins, taut acidity, and a long, lingering, cedary finish. Beef dishes are the go with this puppy!
Winemaker's Notes
Colour: Deep claret with a bright red rim.
Bouquet: Beautifully fragrant with red currant and mulberry fruits. Varietal tobacco leaf, cassis and choc mint are complimented by fresh cedar notes.
Palate: An intense palate of cabernet fruits, delicious, mouth-watering acidity and purposefully firm, structured tannins make it clear that this is a wine with the presence and style to age into the next decade.
Drink: Can be enjoyed upon release, but will live for 20+ years with careful cellaring.
Food Match: Braised lamb shanks with thyme and olives.
Expert Reviews
James Halliday (2015 Vintage) says
Despite the regional shiraz brand, pushing too into grenache, the Vale's maritime influence serves cabernet well. When this variety-tight of tannic fist and plentiful of acidity-is grown in regions too hot, it loses its form. Not this. bouquet garni and leaf lift mulberry and a blue-fruited flow, cassis singing above all. While powerful, one's overall impression is that of a medium-bodied savouriness.
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Gary Walsh (2015 Vintage) says
Boysenberry, cedar and mocha, a little aniseed and leaf. Medium bodied juicy boysenberry and blackcurrant, nutty and coffee oak, some tobacco and fennel, fresh acidity that rings perhaps a little too loudly, and gently chewy tannin. Finish is good too. Stamp of Cabernet is on it, and it has a bit of style. Doesn’t quite set the heart racing, as such, but it’s still very good.
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James Halliday (2014 Vintage) says
Underrated by many, McLaren Vale produces some very fine Cabernet Sauvignons, and this is one of them. Beautifully fragrant with red berry/mulberry and a leafy note. The palate is medium to full-bodied, superfine tannins roll on and on, ably backed by blackcurrant and cassis.
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Gary Walsh (2014 Vintage) says
Smells wonderful: blueberries, blackcurrant, nutmeg, tobacco, roast beef, liquorice, and a whiff of an Artline permanent marker. Medium to full bodied, blackcurrant and blueberry again – intense small berried fruit – tannin with the feel of blueberry skin too. Acidity is a perhaps a little too brisk, sour, and unsettled, at least as a young wine, which makes it somewhat abrasive and angular at present. Finish is meaty, and again juicy with that small berried intensity of fruit. Needs some time to settle.
2018 - 2028+
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Nick Stock (2014 Vintage) says
A linear and fruity red with berry, chocolate and herby character. Full body, dense and silky. Dense, polished tannins. Juicy finish. Walnut. Drink now or hold.
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Tyson Stelzer (2014 Vintage) says
Wirra’s flagship Cabernet aspires to frame the power of low-yielding vines in a style of fragrance and brightness. 2014 meets the brief with exacting varietal integrity and focused, confident, surging, superfine tannins. It achieves impact with restraint and promises tremendous endurance.
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Andrew Graham (2014 Vintage) says
...Fruit-wise we’re in black fruit territory, with chocolate bullets oak and a whisper of cassis. Underneath it’s blackberried, full, even and just a little oak plumped, the finish fine but with punch and concentration. Linear Coonawarra Cab it’s not, with more rounded flavours than that. It still finishes tight, though, and importantly it’s fresh and vibrant. While this will never be the classical, cedar and tannins varietal Cab, it shows everything good about McLaren Vale Cabernet, all with a sense of polish.
2019 - 2030
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Ben Thomas (2014 Vintage) says
Here’s a wine with a long life ahead of it. It’s immediately appealing, with pencil, blackberries, blueberry, tobacco and liquorice. There’s a hefty set of tannins and lots of concentrated, medium-bodied flavour. Right now it’s best to drink alongside food to help with those tannins. In my case it was a roast loin of saltmarsh lamb.
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