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2012 Geoff Merrill G&W Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wine Details

Winery
Geoff Merrill
Vintage
2012
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon
Region
  • McLaren Vale
Alcohol (%)
14.5
Purchase Price ($)
31
Wine Rating
91
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample

Website: https://geoffmerrillwines.com.au

Editor review

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2012 Geoff Merrill G&W Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Rating
 
91
A blend of both Coonawarra and McLaren Vale fruit. The nose is framed by blackberry but enjoys leather and tobacco notes from time in bottle and a vanillin note from oak; faint olive and menthol provide background complexity.

The wine is in a good place with tannins melding with leathery fruit and a taut line of acidity keeping things together. There is a mocha note to the mid palate and the wine is driven home by acidity that is laced by bracken and a touch of tomato leaf. In a good spot now and will reward a few more years yet.

When to Drink

Optimal Drinking
2019 - 2025
Date Reviewed
01 17, 2019
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