With gabby after a long day — 2 months ago
$17 Bottle House club Nov 2023 — a month ago
Tropical fruit, white grapefruit, flowers, sea spray, baking spices, Chantilly cream, green peppercorns, and hints of chalky minerals. Lengthy, smooth finish. Perhaps more aromatic with less concentrated fruit than the 2017. Australia once again showing its strength for super complex, outstanding Chardonnay without the Napa or Burgundy prices.
Worth noting critics rating this 94-98 pts. With the increased aromatics, I prefer it ever slightly to the 2017. — a month ago
Deep ruby color.
Aromas of red fruit, black cherry, spice.
Dry. Flavors of sou black cherry, peppercorn, cinnamon, stewed strawberry, licorice, mushroom. Medium, velvety tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 months ago
My last 2007 Mentelle Cabernet - last of the old white label. Very dense in colour - a dark Ruby. Cassis and blackcurrant. See previous Delectable notes. Not overly herbal like most Margaret Cabernets. Cedar and black olive notes as well. Amazing vitality and concentration for 16 years - in hindsight could have left it for longer. A ripe powerful Cabernet - more like a South Australian Cabernet in structure and fruit ripeness. An excellent vintage in Marg River which hardly ever has a bad one…..2006 comes to mind. Wish I had consumed this when 20 years of age. PS. Nick Stock said one of the greatest Cape Mentelles of all time. Only 800 cases made. — a month ago
Erica Gamble
Good body. Blackberry followed by dry forest leaves. Complex and refined. — 6 days ago