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Masterstroke

Masterstroke
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$42
Cellar Selection

Masterstroke
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14%
Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of cocoa nibs, brandied cherries, and black currant with a velvety, crisp, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, charming, medium-long finish revealing notes of dark chocolate fudge with dried coconut, black cherry juice, and black pepper with woody tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A serious, full-bodied Cabernet with enough fruit to be approachable now but will integrate and show better with age.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: cocoa nibs, brandied cherries, and black currant
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of dark chocolate fudge with dried coconut, black cherry juice, and black pepper
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: In 3-6 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A serious, full-bodied Cabernet with enough fruit to be approachable now but will integrate and show better with age.

The Producer

Wakefield Taylors Wines

The Producer
89A Winery Road
Auburn, South Australia 5451
Australia
61 08-8849 1111

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.