Cloudburst - Cabernet Sauvignon - Margaret River 2020

Decanter.com

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par Georgina Hindle le 04/09/2023

Smells heady and gorgeously perfumed, so aromatic and expressive. Fragrant pink and red flowers and red summer berry fruits, you wouldn't necessarily pick this for a Cabernet at all with hints of dried herbs too. Pure and focussed on the palate, a lovely sleek, silky texture with the most lovely juiciness, really quite light and well framed with the delicacy of the elements showing through - subtle florality, creamy-herbal strawberries with balancing acidity and slightly firm but fine tannins give the support underneath the fruit. Round and generous, so well controlled and presented, easy to drink and enjoy today. It's not at all thick or velvety, more lean and straight than I was expecting with some sharpness but it feels like it's been sculpted with sinew lingering on the tongue followed by a menthol finish. This has absolute class about with fragrance from the 3% Malbec and elements of herbal, dried spices and a graphite, iron and liquorice tang on the finish. Absolutely moreish. From a 2ha biodynamically-farmed plot carved out of wild bushland. Winemaker Will Berliner. 3.8pH.

The Wine Independent

95

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 21/08/2023

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 3% Malbec in the blend, is pale to medium garnet-purple in color. It skips out of the glass with bright, cheery notes of redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, and fresh blackcurrants, followed by hints of rose oil, dried lavender, and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant and refreshing, with fine-grained tannins and loads of crunchy red fruit layers, finishing long and minerally.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

par Jane Anson le 03/07/2023

This is Cabernet Sauvignon in the hands of Will Berliner, slimmed down to the heart of the grape, where it is finessed and full of floral character even in the hot and dry 2020 vintage. There is a sweetness to the fruits, focused more squarely on raspberry and blackberry rather than the cassis of some years, nuanced by liqourice root and black tea. Beautiful fragrant florals that stick to your mouth and nose, not typical to Australian Cab perhaps, but typical to this land, and this winemaker. Waves of flavour that hover over the palate, thoroughly enjoyable. Organic and biodynamic.

Jamessuckling.com

96

par James Suckling le 15/10/2022

Lead pencil, iron shavings, blackcurrants, and black olives. Some game. Medium to full body. Hints of cassis bush and fresh thyme. Iodine. Tension at the end. Drink or hold. Screw cap.