2004 Clarendon Hills Brookman Cabernet Sauvignon

An outstanding follow up to the 2003 Brookman Cabernet.  Opaque black crimson colour with purple crimson hue.  Perfumed notes of violets and blackcurrant followed by a cedar end note - a wonderful sniff.  The palate is very impressive with flavours of dark chocolate, violet infusions and blackcurrant followed by a hint of confectionary and liquorice allsorts.  Fine grained tannins, excellent balance.  Long aftertaste of blackcurrant, cassis and violet infusions.
Cellar 10-15 years (2016-2021)
Alc/Vol: 14.5%

Robert Parkers Review:
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Brookman Vineyard (from 60-year-old vines) reveals extraordinary elegance and finesse along with a flowery, black currant, and high quality French oak-scented bouquet. A sweet, expansive attack, beautiful tannin, and a long, concentrated finish suggest this is a 20-year wine that should be drinkable in 2-3 years. Like most of these Bordeaux varietal-based cuvees, it saw approximately 80% new oak.
(91-94) Points
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #161 (Oct 2005)