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V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2014

V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2014

V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2014

Overview

Overview

The Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards from V&A Lane have been important contributors to Wynns’ top wines for many years. However this area is also gaining a reputation for a great Shiraz and a marriage of the two varieties is a part of Wynns history, going back to its earliest blends.

Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
Vintage 2014
Country Australia
Region Coonawarra
Volume 750 mL
Closure Screw Cap
Alc/Vol 13%
Peak Drinking Now - 2031
Winemaker Sarah Pidgeon

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Concentrated mulberry and blackberry with hints of flinty shale and distilled blood orange.

Flavours and Palate

Co-fermentation creates a rich and textured style. The long time on skins takes the fruit into savoury and complex territory. Dark brambly fruits are layered with wet tobacco aniseed and peppery spice. Velvety tannin creates depth and is defined by crisp acidity and beautiful line, leaving the palate full and long with a smoky gravelly finish.

Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

94 points Peter Chapman
93 points James Halliday
93 points Campbell Mattinson
“It’s medium-bodied. Emphatically so. That’s a (very) good thing. It shows plum, redcurrant and boysenberry before tipping into blackcurrant territory, notes of bay leaf, fennel and tea-soaked tobacco adding breadth to the flavour profile. Oak adds a slipperiness more than it does flavour; you’d have to say that balance is a key feature. Is there a hint of black pepper here? Perhaps. I like the flow of this. The succulent ease.” Campbell Mattinson

Viticulture

Viticulture

Vintage Conditions

Vintage 2014 was ‘classic' Coonawarra, with lower yields and good quality from the long cool ripening post veraison; the resulting wines are finely structured and medium bodied.