Xabregas Mount Barker Cabernet 2011

August 8, 2014

Xabregas Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (Mount Barker, WA)
14.5% $22

I like Mt Barker Cabernet. Often more structural and entertaining than Shiraz, though can be a bit minty. This is a pretty classic example too.

A flick of mint and just a little vegetation over archetypal blackcurrant. Palate is quite juicy after the nose. Sweet cocoa powder oak and some dark bitter tannins. Really quite substantial, gritty coffee ground tannins a highlight, finishing sweetly full.

Plenty to grab hold of here. Well priced too.

Source: Sample
Tasted: July 2014
Drink: 2014-2024
Score: 17.5/20, 91/100
Would I buy it? Share a bottle.
Buy online: Wine Selectors, Wine Society


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