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Having been suitably impressed with the 2002 Show Reserve Shiraz, we recently picked up this bottle of the 2001 Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon which hails from the Coonarwarra region of South Australia, the traditional heartland of Australian Cabernet.

Having strong blackcurrant and berry aromas, this Cabernet is very full and juicy in the mouth with flavours of dark berries and plums. The finish is long and well balanced with drying tannins. This is a wine of structure that should continue to age well for several years, in fact in the official Rosemount Tasting Notes, a drinking window up to 2018 is recommended.

Most retailers currently have the 2002 vintage of this wine available, generally falling around the $20-25 a bottle mark. However if you are down in Sydney’s south, Dan Murphy’s at Menai found a few cases lost in a corner of their warehouse and are clearing them out at the very reasonable price of $16.

Score: 8/10
Would I buy this wine again?
Yes, this is my favorite straight Cabernet Sauvignon to date. Cannot complain about the $16 price tag either!