The Wine Advocate | RP 94+
Published: Feb 15, 2024

The 2013 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon hails from a warmer year that was responsible for some wines across the region that are typified by a buxom outlay of rich, ripe fruit. The last days of 2012 got hail and storms, and the marri blossoms were profuse. The season then cooled off during March and April, which the Cabernet benefited from. Houghton-selection clone make up the dry-grown block 8 and block 9 sites. In the mouth, the wine is firm and black, spicy and almost brooding (brooding were it heavy or dense, which it is not). You get cassis and bramble, black pepper and blackberry, cedar, bay leaf, peppercorns and tobacco, with star anise, a hint of pipe resin, and graphite and iodine to boot. It's really good. Sealed under screw cap.
Drink Date: 2024 - 2038

Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Jun 03, 2017

Aromas of black licorice, black berry and rust. Hot stone. Full body, layered and juicy with loads of fresh fruit and chewy tannins. Sexy, muscular cabernet with tone and focus. Screw cap. Hard not to drink now. Better in 2022 but gorgeous now.

Leeuwinestate.com.au

The palate has concentration, depth and poise set with a blackberry, cherry and mulberry fruit spectrum. Layers and contours unfold into cassia, cocoa and coffee beans through the mid palate. There is vibrancy and seamless structure with a finely laced acid line and gravelly tannins.

A dark and dense aromas of blue and blackberries dominate the nose, complimented by a lifted and fragrant aromatic profile. Perfumed violets amongst black cardamom, olive, anise, cloves and bay leaf provide subtle and classical layers.

The palate has concentration, depth and poise set with a blackberry, cherry and mulberry fruit spectrum. Layers and contours unfold into cassia, cocoa and coffee beans through the mid palate. There is vibrancy and seamless structure with a finely laced acid line and gravelly tannins.