TN: Katnook Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 (and some TV's)
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:41 pm
Had a bottle of this on Saturday..in a word yummo.
Katnook Estate Cabernet 1998
Nice ruby red colour in the glass, but the nose wasn't what I was expecting at all. It smelled like an older wine, lots of leather and smoke on the nose. Very appealing, just not what I was expecting.
In the mouth, beautifully balanced with some refreshing acidity but a wonderful cherry flavour..yes cherry. Really nice fruit. Also those leathery earthy notes as well. Very nice.
The finish was long and pure and this was a knockout match with some nice roast beef.
Here's the thing though. This tasted like a really good aged Italian wine. If I'd have drunk it blind I would have sworn it was a good Chianti or maybe even a solid Brunello, but wouldn't have picked it as a Coonawarra Cab. Again, not complaining because it was delicious, but unexpected.
Anyone else ever notice this flavour profile in a Coonawarra cab?
TV's
Peter Lehmann Barossa Riesling 2005
Nice wine, but fairly strong kero in here. Better with food.
Delta Vineyards Pinot Noir 2005 (NZ)
Wow, great value pinot here (oxymoron??). Lovely smooth wine with plenty of pinosity (i hate that word) and was better the next day. Very nice indeed for about $20.
Katnook Founders Block Shiraz 2004
Nice. Been reading good things about Coonawarra Shiraz in 2004 and this was certainly on the money. Lovely ripe fruit, nice oak treatment giving it a tasty caramel edge. Smooth. Very good drinking and prob a good short term cellar prospect.
Cheers
Katnook Estate Cabernet 1998
Nice ruby red colour in the glass, but the nose wasn't what I was expecting at all. It smelled like an older wine, lots of leather and smoke on the nose. Very appealing, just not what I was expecting.
In the mouth, beautifully balanced with some refreshing acidity but a wonderful cherry flavour..yes cherry. Really nice fruit. Also those leathery earthy notes as well. Very nice.
The finish was long and pure and this was a knockout match with some nice roast beef.
Here's the thing though. This tasted like a really good aged Italian wine. If I'd have drunk it blind I would have sworn it was a good Chianti or maybe even a solid Brunello, but wouldn't have picked it as a Coonawarra Cab. Again, not complaining because it was delicious, but unexpected.
Anyone else ever notice this flavour profile in a Coonawarra cab?
TV's
Peter Lehmann Barossa Riesling 2005
Nice wine, but fairly strong kero in here. Better with food.
Delta Vineyards Pinot Noir 2005 (NZ)
Wow, great value pinot here (oxymoron??). Lovely smooth wine with plenty of pinosity (i hate that word) and was better the next day. Very nice indeed for about $20.
Katnook Founders Block Shiraz 2004
Nice. Been reading good things about Coonawarra Shiraz in 2004 and this was certainly on the money. Lovely ripe fruit, nice oak treatment giving it a tasty caramel edge. Smooth. Very good drinking and prob a good short term cellar prospect.
Cheers