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88
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Lovely if shy nose with blackcurrant, tobacco, chocolate mint, pencil eraser and green tea. Medium-full, svelte and sweet, with sourness and fairly high alcohol. Easy tannin; excellent length. Now to 2011.
- Price:
- $16.70
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage:
- 2004
- Region:
- Clare Valley
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