2020 Cloudburst - Cloudburst Cabernet Sauvignon
Western Australia, AustraliaColour | : | Red |
Producer | : | Cloudburst |
Label Name | : | Cloudburst Cabernet Sauvignon |
Country | : | Australia |
Region | : | Western Australia |
Sub Region | : | Margaret River |
Variety | : | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage | : | 2020 |
Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
Ratings | : | Lisa Perrotti-Brown 95 pts, James Suckling 96 pts, Decanter 97 pts |
Tasting notes | : |
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 3% Malbec in the blend, is pale to medium garnet-purple in color. It skips out of the glass with bright, cheery notes of redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, and fresh blackcurrants, followed by hints of rose oil, dried lavender, and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant and refreshing, with fine-grained tannins and loads of crunchy red fruit layers, finishing long and minerally. Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW Lead pencil, iron shavings, blackcurrants, and black olives. Some game. Medium to full body. Hints of cassis bush and fresh thyme. Iodine. Tension at the end. Drink or hold. Screw cap. James Suckling Smells heady and gorgeously perfumed, so aromatic and expressive. Fragrant pink and red flowers and red summer berry fruits, you wouldn't necessarily pick this for a Cabernet at all with hints of dried herbs too. Pure and focussed on the palate, a lovely sleek, silky texture with the most lovely juiciness, really quite light and well framed with the delicacy of the elements showing through - subtle florality, creamy-herbal strawberries with balancing acidity and slightly firm but fine tannins give the support underneath the fruit. Round and generous, so well controlled and presented, easy to drink and enjoy today. It's not at all thick or velvety, more lean and straight than I was expecting with some sharpness but it feels like it's been sculpted with sinew lingering on the tongue followed by a menthol finish. This has absolute class about with fragrance from the 3% Malbec and elements of herbal, dried spices and a graphite, iron and liquorice tang on the finish. Absolutely moreish. From a 2ha biodynamically-farmed plot carved out of wild bushland. Decanter |
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