Richmond Grove Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (Coonawarra, SA)
14.4%, Screwcap, $22.99
It annoys me that this isn’t better. It’s not as if Jacobs Creek (where this wine is made) can’t make good Coonawarra Cabernet (as St Hugo is still a JC brand) and 2012 was a belter. Yet this isn’t.
A real distinctive eucalypt nose – Aussie Cab from the getgo. But that’s all there is – just dry, eucalypt and raw edged tannins finished off with loads of (added) acid.
Those raspy tannins are going to help this in the long run, but gee this is hard going.
Source: Sample
Tasted: Nov 2014
Drink: 2015-2022
Score: 15.5/20, 84/100
Would I buy it? No.
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