I grabbed this off the rack tonight thinking, Oh ya another 15-5 somm-darling shiraz like the Agartha only 10YO Barossa and screwed off the cap and was taken aback by the spicy tang and bright solemnity and generous structure and minty layers and then discovered it to be not only Cabernet, but Mclaren Vale and 13-5. I guess I should read labels more.
It’s a tired little ditty though. That’s the thing. It’s so burnt and fig-driven and greasy and soiled, the fruit a chokingly-ripe magma of sharp points of minty heat and stewed granular crystal. 10YO Napa Cab would NEVER taste like this–unless toren swift or joe caymus made it. So yeah….. initial positive reactions aside: these wines are not for me. You love then, great–that’s awesone–but I’m judging you. Oh and anyone who quotes the big lebowski in their website gets an asterisk.
2014 TWO HANDS ‘Sexy Beast’ Cabernet Sauvignon Mclaren Vale 13.5
Stephen McConnell 