This is a beautifully elegant offering. The 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon displays aromas of new oak along with classic herbaceous black currant characteristics. It possesses impressive elegance as well as intensity, medium to full body, and a youthful, evolved style. More backward than the 1997, it will be at its finest between 2003-2016. Importer: Ted Schrauth, Old Vines Australia, imported by Epic Wines, Santa Cruz, CA, tel. (831) 689-9080; Commonwealth Wines, Mansfield, MA, tel. (508) 261-9300; and Domaine Select, New York, NY, tel. (212) 279-0799

Smooth and succulent, offering lively acidity to balance the polished berry and spice flavors, with hints of orange peel, anise seed and celery seed wafting through the fine-textured finish.--Australian reds blind retrospective.??–HS??Region: Australia / Western Australia / Margaret River Select to Add