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St. Andrews
Cabernet Sauvignon
2014
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Complex and elegant, offering rich fruit characters of cassis and blackcurrant with earthy nuances. French oak giving hints of cedar and tobacco to finish.
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Reviews
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Isaac Baker, Wine Reviews: Taylors
17 Jan 201991/100Dark purple color. Aromas of rich currants, plum skins, gushing blackberry, but lots of sweet tobacco, rich earth, violets, smashed rocks and iron. Full-bodied and saucy but vibrant acidity balances out nicely with the sturdy tannins. Deep black currants and black cherries, loaded with coffee, loamy soil, grilled herbs, graphite, roasted chestnut. Density for aging but it opens up nicely with just a little air. Gorgeous Clare Valley Cab! Aged 18 months in 40% new French oak. -
Joe Czerwinski, Buying Guide
17 Feb 201993/100 Top 100 Cellar Selection 2017Taylors was founded as a Cabernet-focused estate. While the range has expanded over time, Cabernet Sauvignon remains a strength. Brown sugar and cedar frame cassis fruit on the nose; the palate shows just enough juicy, mouthwatering fruit to support the ample oak. This is full bodied yet supple, with crisp acids showing on the finish. -
Rich Cook,
17 Jan 201992/100Looking for an unabashedly bold expression of Aussie Cabernet? Look no further than this vibrant mouth-filling wine that's got great blackberry and menthol, with notes of dried herb, cassis and spice on the nose and the palate, with a firm grip that keeps things together. I like it now, but some aging will really show its charms. I'd say ten years isn't out of line. Nice!
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MaryAnn Worobiec,
17 Feb 201990/100The chocolate-laced cherry and blackberry flavors are rich and thick, with plenty of spice and black tea notes lingering. A dried rosemary detail hangs on the finish. Drink now through 2026. -
35 Top New World Cabernets
17 Apr 201993/100Roasted coffee and blackcurrant aromas trip effortlessly onto a creamy, rich palate, where a fabulous sweetness comes out behind herbal, chamomile tones. This is balanced beautifully by a cool, zippy acid core. A modern, vibrant, showy Cabernet made superbly. -
Peter Chapman, Views on the Vine
17 Jun 201995/100Big, bold and bountiful as dark berries and coffee dominate the flavours.
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Nick Stock, Take Note: Real Australian Wine Is Here
17 Jul 201992/100This delivers handy depth of cassis, blue plum and red currant cabernet character. Tarry, savory notes with a wealth of rich tannins and succulent punchy acid. The depth here is good. Drink now to 2025. -
17 Aug 201917.5/20Australia is no stranger to big reds, but here's a wine made slightly off the beaten track because it's a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Clare Valley rather than the better known Cabernet regions of Coonawarra and Margaret River. Dry as a bone, full-bodied, intensely flavoursome, it is made from very ripe grapes, which provide depth of colour as well as flavours of powerful black fruit and big smooth tannins. Drinks well now but will improve over a decade. A keeper.
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Bob Campbell,
17 Aug 201995/100Bright, fresh and concentrated cabernet sauvignon with pure cassis, blackberry, black olive, herb, mineral and spicy oak flavours. A high energy wine with good acidity and clearly plenty of potential.
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Josh Raynolds, Australia Brings the Brawn and the Beauty
17 Oct 201993/100Youthful violet. An expansive bouquet evokes candied cherry, black currant and vanilla, along with suggestions of sandalwood, licorice and woodsmoke. At once concentrated and lively, offering sweet, focused black and blue fruit and spicecake flavors and a touch of star anise. Smooth, harmonious tannins add shape to an impressively long, sweet finish that echoes the spice and vanilla notes. Even though this wine clocks in at 14.98 percent alcohol, I don't detect any undue weight or heat, which is probably a function of its relatively low (3.49) pH. -
Richard Hemming MW,
18 May 201917.5Deliciously rich nose with earth, smoke, cassis, spice and chocolate. So unashamedly Aussie, with pure varietal character and rich, forthright flavours with proper bottle-age development giving complexity. -
Richard Hemming MW,
18 Nov 201917 PointsLovely pure cassis fruit with a strong smoke character and confected cassis fruit. Excellent purity and elegance on the palate. Furry, fine tannins, juicy and elegant with that characteristic clarity of varietal expression of the producer.
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