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2015 Coriole Mary Kathleen Reserve Cabernet Merlot

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen
Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2025-2027)
ABV: 14%
Closure: Stelvin

Totally opaque black dark red core with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced blackcurrant and black olive aromas marry into elements of cigar box with subtle tobacco, earth and spicy dried herbs also present. Medium to full bodied, this superb blend manages to merge richness with poise, elegance and structure. Generous blackcurrant fruit melds into subtle liquorice, cigar box, scorched earth, black olive and spicy dried herb nuances. Providing the framework are slightly dryish, firmly built tannins and finely tuned acidity. Excellent length and power concluding gracefully with a long blackcurrant, spicy mulberry, cedary tobacco, scorched earth, black olive and dried herb aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews….
Much could be said about McLaren Vale and its ability or otherwise to get cabernet right but when you taste a wine like this the babble quickly fades and the marvel settles in. Everything is in the right place here, its form high, its flavour and flow impressive in an effortless way. This will mature, gracefully and well, for pretty much as long as you choose. Drink by 2035.
96 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion