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    The Visionary

    Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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    This pinnacle release Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from the very finest fruit selection and is entirely estate grown and bottled on the Taylor family estate in the Clare Valley, South Australia.

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    Honours and awards

    • Wine Show
    • Award
    • Concours International Des Cabernets 2021
    • Trophy
    • Concours International Des Cabernets 2021
    • Gold
    • Global Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2021
    • Gold
    • The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2021
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    Wine details
    VITAL STATISTICS

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    • A dark garnet red with a vibrant vermilion hue.

      Hints of wintergreen, dark cherry, black currants, dark plum, cassis, blueberries, mocha, cedar, cigar box and subtle choc mint.

      The wine is rich, generous and multi-layered with understated elegance. Classic blackcurrant, dark cherry and varietal mint characters intertwine perfectly with the hallmark long, fine tannins on the palate. The finish is perfectly poised and boldly declares the stature of the wine; full of the potential for greatness.

    • Post MLF, the wine was transferred to a selection of fine-grained French oak barrels – 40 % in new oak and the balance in a selection of two and three year old barrels, specifically selected for cedar, tobacco and spice characters. After 12 months a painstaking barrel selection assessment was undertaken to identify those parcels deemed as ‘exceptional’ and these were returned to barrel for a further 8 months maturation prior to bottling in April 2017.

    • The growing season in the lead up to vintage 2014 saw average autumn and winter rainfalls and temperatures in line with long term averages. The rainfall for spring was below average; however vine vigour was still good due to the presence of subsurface moisture from regular winter rains. During the first week of December there was a cool change and 16 mm of rain fell. The remainder of the month and the first half of January were dry and warm with thankfully no heatwaves due to regular cool changes. From mid-January to mid-February however, hot conditions prevailed which delayed véraison. Harvest commenced early due to hot conditions through most of January and February. A big downpour of rain mid-February bought the hot conditions to an end and for the remainder of the month, conditions were mild with cooler than average temperatures. These cooler conditions retained acid levels and slowed sugar development thus crucially allowing time for the flavours to develop. The mild conditions continued through March, allowing ideal tannin and flavour development to occur in the red varieties.

    • Clare Valley

      • Acid: 7.06
      • Alc %: 14.0
      • PH: 3.43
      • Residual Sugar: 0.73

    • Up to 20 years from vintage.

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    • Qatar Airways Cabernet & Bordeaux Challenge 2018

      4 Jan 2018
      4.5 Stars
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    • Rich Cook, Wine Reviews: Australia

      11 Jan 2018
      95 Points
      A quick search of my reviews over the years likely will show a repetitive use of certain words -- acidity, structure, finish, etc. -- but this wine reminds me that one word could benefit just about every review, and that word is decant. Nearly every still wine, but youngish red wines in particular will surely benefit from the practice. As a taster often faced with a large number of wines to get through, it’s easy to miss the glories that air time can expose. This wine offers a perfect example: On pop and pour, it’s rather off-putting, with strident green eucalyptus aromas. An hour in the decanter takes that element and weaves it into the background of a complex nose of black fruit and spice. The palate shows great depth of varietally-correct fruit flavors, complementary oak spice, supple tannins, and a finish that goes on and on, with that kiss of eucalyptus freshening your senses and inviting more. Some of the best things in life unfold slowly. Take time to peel back the layers!
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    • Isaac James Baker, Wine Reviews: Australia

      11 Jan 2018
      93 Points
      Rich purple color. Nose boast tangy, concentrated currants, black cherries, blueberries, along with complex floral and earth tones, lots of clove and coffee and cinnamon sticks. Full and rich on the palate, but lively as well, with fine-grained tannins, moderating acidity, and plenty of tart black cherries, cassis, dark plums. Complex elements of violets, clove, bay leaf, earth, sweet vanilla and coffee. Serious time ahead for this one. Seems more structured and could use more cellar time than the 2013. Aged 20 months in French oak.
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    • Joe Roberts, Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 1, 2019

      4 Jan 2019
      Eucalyptus, cassis, and a near-incredible sense of wonder.
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    • Huon Hooke,

      2 Jan 2019
      96 Points
      The bouquet is powerful cassis and a lick of peppermint, with fruit leading over a relatively subtle oak background. The wine is very intense and powerful, with masses of firm tannins and a big parting grip. The concentration is impressive as is the density of flavour and tannin. Powerful and very long. It's still a baby and needs time. The tannins are well-managed. A top wine with a big future. 26/2/2019
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    • Joe Roberts, Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 1, 2019

      4 Jan 2019
      Eucalyptus, cassis, and a near-incredible sense of wonder.
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    • Nick Stock, Biggest Australian Wine Tasting Ever

      6 Jan 2019
      90 Points
      A firm and assertively oaked cabernet that has very tangy redcurrants and plenty of vanilla on the finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
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    • Bob Campbell MW,

      7 Jan 2019
      96 Points
      A selection of 20 barrels selected for their ""feminine"" attributes. Feminine is not the word that sprung to mind when tasting this generously-proportioned and impressively powerful cabernet sauvignon. Dense dark berry fruit, with a generous oak overlay. A solidly-structured wine with obvious cellaring potential
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    • David Bicknell, Halliday Wine Companion 2020

      8 Jan 2019
      92 points
      Plenty of winemaking behind this wine. Cold maceration for 5 days, Potter-fermented and turned over with air for 7-10 days with completed on skins. The wine was then pressed to 40% new oak barrels for a total of 20 months. With a couple of years of bottle age the wine has moved to a dark garnet with red hues. Cedar, spice and tobacco vying with macerated red and black fruit and baking spices. Tannins are fine emery, the acidity piquant and freshening. Mature and ready now, but will no doubt hold for many more.
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    • Ronn Weigand MW, MS, Star Listings (Wakefield) - issues #184, #185, #186

      8 Jan 2019
      4+ stars
      The top varietal wines in Taylors's wine portfolio—made only the best vintages—wines of dramatic depth, balance, and complexity. Here The Visionary is an intensely flavored, full bodied, nearluscious Cabernet Sauvignon with firm acidity, good balance, and a long finish, tasting of black currant, cherry, blackberry, eucalyptus mint, tobacco, and toasty oak. Very fine wine; can be aged further. Produced from the best fruit from the family’s Auburn estate; named for the winery’s founder, Bill Taylor. This is the fifth vintage. 5 day cold soak. Aged 18 months in French oak barrels, 40% new.
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    • MaryAnn Worobiec,

      1 Jan 2019
      91 Points
      Smooth and lush, with appealing notes of milk chocolate and framboise on a thick and velvety frame, with juicy berry accents and details of vanilla bean, spice and cedar. Shows plenty of harmony. Drink now through 2029.
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    • Christina Pickard,

      1 Jan 2014
      90 Points
      This high-end Cab already has some bottle age on it and is ready to drink now. The nose is a regional expressive combo of ripe plums and dark fruits, coffee, chocolate, ground black pepper, pencil lead and toasty oak. Bottle age has settled the fruit into place, allowing spices to float to the fore. The palate is a neat package of fine tightly wound and slightly woody tannins and fruit that is starting to feel somewhat dusty. Overall, this is a sturdy, focused wine for drinking sooner rather than later.
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    • Joe Czerwinski, Australia: Clare Valley

      2 Jan 2020
      94 Points
      A lush, oaky wine, Wakefield's 2014 The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon spent more than two years in barrel before being blended and bottled. It's full-bodied and plush, with evolved, mellow notes of cedar and tobacco layered over soft cassis flavors. It's a cuddly behemoth of a Cab that will keep you warm on a cold winter night, just don't expect it to age for decades.
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