2021 Nicks Secret Coonawarra LCFD Cabernet Sauvignon

Established in 1974, this is from one of Coonawarra’s most revered estates. Retailing for $40 on the winery's website this label doesn’t appear to have widespread distribution in the Australian market. Nonetheless at just $19.99, no matter what way you look at it, this Coonawarra Cabernet represents exceptional drinking.

A Super impressive Coonawarra Cabernet for the price.

Pitch black core with a very deep dark red black hue. Captivating the olfactory senses are alluring red to black currant and ripe mulberry scents which intermesh with black olive, cigar box, earth and spicy bay leaf like notes. Mid weighted, the highly delectable palate is flooded with rich red to black currant and mulberry fruits which are married to a dusty vanillin cedar, spicy tobacco and bay leaf infused back drop. Finely structured and elegant in it’s feel, it shows excellent tannin integration. Carrying superb depth of fruit the finish is long and refined.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews…..
One of the great joys of doing this is tasting a wine, scribbling the notes and then checking for a price, expecting something through the roof, only to find nothing of the kind. This is one of the best value Cabernets anywhere in the market today. Granted it is from a great vintage, but I expected it to be two or three times this price. Load up!  An intense, balanced, linear Cabernet. Inky maroon in colour with the nose exhibiting notes of chocolate, blackberries, tobacco leaves, aniseed, mint, spices and ripe plums. The wine is supple and seamless with good acidity, silky tannins and impressive length with a really exciting texture. Still very young and leaving it for two to four years before cracking a bottle would assist, after which it will drink beautifully for another decade or more. A really impressive Coonawarra Cabernet. Drink 2024-2030.
95 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

Oh, there is a pure essence of Coonawarra locked in here and this is Coonawarra Cabernet in a very good year. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark plum and a little dark chocolate with a faint leafy lift. The palate is sumptuous and intensely concentrated with such elegance and poise. Fine chalky tannins control through the palate while the oak has been perfectly laid. A wine with tremendous cellaring potential. Drink 2024-2044.
95 points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

It's superbly fruited and richly aromatic on the nose, showing blackcurrant, dark spice, tobacco, cedar and vanilla characters. The palate displays succulent fruit intensity together with fleshy texture and plump mouthfeel, wonderfully framed by loads of polished tannins. Splendidly flavoursome with a lengthy plush finish. At its best: now to 2039.
95 Points
Sam Kim - Wine Orbit