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Critics Ratings

‘07 first 100% cab since 98. Dark-berried richness, structure, grace for full satisfaction some yrs ahead. For now, finest, insistent tannins offer necessary restraint. Fr oak, third new, adds cedary aromas, enrichment.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2011, 4.5*

‘Bright, deep ruby-red. Dark berries joined by pepper and a hint of green pea on the nose. Then concentrated and suave in the mouth, with nicely delineated flavors of currant, pepper and beefsteak tomato. This fine-grained, varietally accurate cabernet is most impressive today on the palate-saturating finish, which features a very firm tannic structure for extended aging. I'd hold it for at least a few years before pulling the cork.’ – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com (March 2011), 91/100

‘100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Just a little green on the nose. But lovely round minty supple fruit on the palate. Still a little dry on the end.’ –Jancis Robinson (January 2015), 16.5/20

‘The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon has a potent bell pepper and damp earth nose that to be frank, just feels a little heavy-handed compared to more recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple entry, grainy tannin but a little rustic and still with that austere, rather drying finish that I remarked upon last time. Not bad considering it is now a decade old.’ – Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (April 2017), 86/100