Chapel Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Current Vintage: 2008*
Size: 750mL

Chapel Hill makes great value wines in the maritime climate of McLaren Vale. This Cabernet Sauvignon is a cracker and some say even slightly outshines it fancied brother, the Shiraz. Brilliant concentration of blackcurrant fruit with a lovely hint of French oak.

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? Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
? Brand Name	Chapel Hill
? Liquor Style	Dry Red
? Size	750mL
? Current Vintage	2008*
? Vintage Note	* Vintages may vary from store to store and when delivered. Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is displayed, however variations can occur.
? Rating Summary	92+ points [CM]; 88 points [DMWP]
? Country	Australia
? State	South Australia
? Region	McLaren Vale
? Winemaker	Michael Fragos
? Closure	Screw Cap
? Standard Drinks	8.6 (2008)
? Alcohol By Volume	14.5% (2008)
? Website	www.chapelhillwine.com.au
? Product Code	DM_63063

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Chapel Hill has really got its act together in recent years and even from a tough year like 2009, they've produced a high quality cabernet sauvignon from The Vale. Credit to the team. A confession: the night I opened this I was in the mood for a hit of oak. For all the goody-two-shoes sentiments sometimes a slab of oak is in order. When I first opened this, it did not deliver that hit. I was so disappointed that I almost moved on and opened another bottle - except that my wife stopped me. No, she said, this wine is really good! I kept drinking and the longer I sat with it a) the more I had to agree with her and b) the more polished, cedary, smoky oak I started to see in the wine. Win-win. This oak though is beautifully integrated and gorgeously complementary to the dark, curranty, loamy fruit flavour. It has length, punch and structure too, though it's not excessively tannic or overdone. I wasn't sure what to rate it, but its quality is pretty darn high.
Vintage: 2009 Score: 92+ points
Campbell Mattinson
Source: The Wine Front

Warming menthol and eucalypt upfront; followed by a mouthful of redcurrant and raspberry dipped in dark chocolate.
Vintage: 2009 Score: 92+ points
Dan Murphy's Wine Panel