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2005 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker's Tasting Notes

The wine has a deep garnet colour. Intense varietal Cabernet Sauvignon aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum and liquorice lift from the glass to greet the nose. The elegance of this bouquet is underpinned by the beautifully integrated French oak aromas. The palate is intense, linear and elegant. Blackcurrant and liquorice flavours linger in the mouth to produce an incredibly long finish. The fine backbone of acidity displayed by this wine and the ultra fine tannins suggest a vintage of Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon with great aging potential.

Comments

"The Art Series represents Leeuwin's best wines. Although the majority of juice comes from Leeuwin's vineyards, some of the wine that goes into the blend is made from purchased grapes. Less developed than the 2004, the 2005 awakens your senses with a lovely nose followed by succulent, sweet fruit. With fewer herbal notes than its 2004 stablemate, this juicy wine still has plenty of complexity and power. Its balance and finesse speaks of pure class. 94"

Michael Apstein (USA) Mar 14, 2006 www.winereviewonline.com

"93 points - Bright ruby-red. Expressive, complex nose offers ripe scents of cherry-vanilla, blackcurrant, mocha, smoked meat and mocha, all lifted by a sexy floral nuance. Impressively sweet and lush, with energetic red and dark berry character, candied flowers and seductive pliancy of texture. Finishes very long and sweet, with the ripe fruit gently supported by fine-grained tannins. This firmed up in the glass as its spiciness and minerality became more assertive."

Josh Raynold, New Releases from Australia Report, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, July 2009
"Cabernet like the shiraz is undergoing a sustained improvement program. This is firmer and tighter than the previous vintage, but in place of that is power and structure along classic cabernet lines. The fruit is immense and wrapped tightly around the firmish tannins and sold oak. It will definately benefit from further ageing. Great promise." 92/100 Cellar 9 years
Ray Jordan's 2010 wa wine guide
"The 2004 release has been accepted by the press and the public as Leeuwin's greatest ever cabernet. If this is so, the crown will almost certainly be usurped by the soon to be released 2005 vintage. With the yet to be released 2007 and 2008 vintages, this wine (also among WA's eight greatest reds ever) confirms that this winery has now joined the tiny group of our most consistent and greatest cabernet producers. Available mid year."
John Jens, Western Suburbs Weekly, April 2010
"90 points - Polished, ripe and open-textured, offering a generous mouthful of dark chocolate-scented blackberry and cherry flavors, standing upright and refined as the finish lingers. Drink now through 2015."
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, June 2010
"94 points - Has a fine cassis weight and depth, with a dusty, very deep and dark feel to it. The palate has chocolaty richness, with real depth and that cedary, edgy, rich but savoury character.”"
Tom Cannavan www.winepages.com 2010
"A super-elegant and refined wine, with few of the flourishes that many of its regional counterparts exhibit; the fragrant, dark fruits of the bouquet are precisely replayed on the palate with its somber flavours and tannins. Screwcap. 13.5% alc. Rating 95 To 2030"
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, 2011 Edition

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