2021 Mystery McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Deal No. 43

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Lisa Cardelli - Winepilot.com

As the name implies, the intensity of this Cabernet is titanic: green bell pepper, mint, bay leaf, green peppercorn, cedar, black olive tapenade, tobacco, pencil lead, blackberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry. The list goes on. Concentration, power, succulence, and drive—this is a Cabernet that ticks all the boxes for old-world Cabernet lovers.

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Ned Goodwin MW

A cooler, attenuated vintage imbues a luncheon claret sort of air to this. In a good way. Aromas of cassis, pimento, hedgerow, graphite and spearmint. A bit green, perhaps, for the uninitiated. But for those seeking a mid-weighted, savoury and highly maritime expression of cabernet rolled in tobacco leaf and salinity, here is your ticket.

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James Suckling

A cooler, attenuated vintage gives a luncheon claret sort of air to this. In a good way. Notes of cassis, pimento, hedgerow, graphite and spearmint. A bit green, perhaps, for the uninitiated. But for those seeking a mid-weighted, savory and highly maritime expression of cabernet rolled in tobacco leaf and salinity, here is your ticket. Drink or hold (Note by Ned Goodwin MW).