Bekkers McLaren Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
- 95
- $120
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Classic notes of blackcurrant and fine cedar lift from the glass with elegance before a cascading of complexity in tilled earth, graphite minerality, bay leaf, short bread, plum and flickers of ground coffee and dark chocolate in the background. There are allusions of kelp adding a saline edge. The elegance and complexity traits carry through the palate with notes mirroring perfume and lovely even intensity. The core of fruit is linear and lifted, wrapped up in fine-grained tannins with a cool wash of persistent acidity through a long, flowing finish. Weighing in at 13.5% alcohol, this is a supremely elegant, age worthy and beautifully composed Cabernet. A class act.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
