2022 Lake Breeze Bernoota Shiraz Cabernet

A fleshy, amply powered blend laden with plush fruit.

A blend of 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon matured in American and French oak barriques for 20 months. The name ‘Bernoota’ was the original name given to the homestead on the Lake Breeze property – it is Aboriginal for ‘camp among the gum trees’. First made in 1992 the Bernoota has an extraordinary show record with just about every vintage having won at least one gold medal.
Midnight black heart with a deep dark purple black tinged hue. Ripe blackberry, liquorice and blackcurrant aromas are drawn through the nostrils with plenty of intensity followed by some choc mint, vanillin oak and subtle spicy earth notes. Rich, plush dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits adorn the medium to full bodied palate with choc mint, vanillin cedar and spice elements unfolding across the back half. Polished tannins with a fleshy, amply powered conclusion laden with juicy fruit.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews....
Grown on vines with an average age of 40 years. Matured initially in all-American oak (20% new) and then transferred to a mix of American and French oak (20 months total in barrel); 60/40 blend in cabernet's favour. It's a rich, luscious wine, blackcurrant flavours tumbling through vanilla and mint, tobacco notes made cuddlier by the general creamy softness of the palate. No Aussie red-wine drinker will be left disappointed. Drink by 2032.
93 Points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion