2021 Coates The Cabernet Sauvignon

Awarded an MW of wine in 2020, winemaker Duane Coates is by his own admission, a 'heart over head' winemaker. Inclined to make wine from almost any interesting parcel of fruit made available to him, he tends to make accountants wince. For Duane, making great wine is not about business decisions; it’s about curiosity, passion, and a little bit of folly. His wines marry Australia’s richness of fruit with the savouriness and complexity of the old world.

A rich, mouthfilling Cabernet that boasts tremendous power.

Matured for 18 months in French oak. Dense midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Powerful blackcurrant and ripe mulberry aromas flood the nostrils followed by cedary tobacco, black olive, earth and bay leaf notes. Rich, concentrated and powerful but not overweight, the medium to full bodied palate is engulfed with blackcurrant, mulberry and red liquorice fruits. Tailing off through the back half are notions of vanillin cedar, tobacco, black olive and spicy bay leaf. Fine grained tannin structure concluding very long, deeply fruited and polished.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%