Winery: Tapanappa
Region: Whalebone Vineyard, Wrattonbully, South Australia
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Shiraz (30%), Cabernet Franc (10%)
Your Wine Guy says:
Only 1400 6-bottle cases produced.
Your Wine Guy is proud to be able to offer you this exceptionally high-quality Australian Cabernet Shiraz that surpasses many of the much higher priced ‘good Bordeaux’. A stunning wine with intense power yet with finesse, built to last many years in the cellar. A complex combination of blackberry, blueberry, mocha and spice greet the nose. The palate is luscious but a little restrained at this young age. Well integrated spicy oak and layers of black fruit characters greet the palate with excellent purity and intensity of both flavour and aroma.
95 Points YWG Drink to 2022+
Critics say:
"Perhaps the best of this line. It has an abundance of savoury, mellowed complexities from time in barrel and bottle. It's soft and elegant, with fine tannins and supple texture, superb balance and length. 15+ years."
94 points & 5 stars Gourmet Traveller WINE
"Elegant and harmonious, this is silky in texture, with lovely blueberry, currant, plum and spice flavors playing out with refinement and style, finishing with a meaty, savory note. Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2020. 1,400 cases made"
93 Points Wine Spectator, Nov 2009 Harvey Steiman
The winemaker says:
The Whalebone Vineyard terroir exerts its strength in the Cabernet Shiraz blend as a combination of smoky Eucalypt, anise and fresh earth aromas and flavours. The Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz has the fruit sweet core of ripe mulberry and blackberry provided by Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. The Cabernet Franc provides a floral aroma note and silky tannin texture and has much greater influence than the 10% component suggests. Brian Croser Winemaker