TN: Capel Vale “The Scholar” Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

[Waiters Friend]

G’day

My last bottle of this wine. Decanted an hour before service.

Purple black in colour, and light purple at the rim. No sign of bricking. A dusty nose, showing graphite, leather and savoury notes over some developed blackberry fruits.

The palate is a little more expressive, with some fairly thick and rich blackberry and blueberry fruits. There’s a faint hint of red currant as well as more graphite. Tannins have fully integrated and grip is therefore modest, and the finish is medium bodied and clean.

This is probably a little past it (I wish I had opened this 2-4 year ago) but it is still sound and providing drinking pleasure.

Cheers
Allan

[WAwineguy]

Yes, I finished off my last 2007 of this some three years ago. Lots of graphite, which I associate with great Margaret River cabernet.