Heartland Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Cabernet Sauvignon and steak are a reliable and satisfying pairing proposition. This wine has a bouquet of ground coffee, chocolate milk, black pepper and sage. The palate is deliciously silky, layered and flavoursome, and the powdery texture indicates that it’s at peak drinking. Full bodied, flamboyant and opulent, it showcases the natural age-worthiness of Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, at an accessible price. Once combined with the medium rare scotch fillet, it certainly elevated the experience a notch. The marble and juicy meaty texture allowed the wine to reveal a core of fruit, with ripe plum and blueberry, thereby expressing a more diverse, attractive and enticing personality than without food. As I blended the salad with the wine, the herbal edge appeared subtlety, with notes of dill and mint. A seriously great value mature Cabernet sauvignon full of glory. A terrific winter warmer.

David Stevens-Castro

Wine Critic at Winepilot

David is a wine, beverage & gastronomy consultant. A passionate professional, with rounded expertise: from wine & fruit production as an Agricultural Engineer; marketing, wine trends and wine business as a wine merchant; buying, stock management and financial management as a wine & beverage manager; assessing wines as an international wine judge plus food and wine pairing expert as the co-author of PAIRED Volume 1: Champagne & Sparkling Wines. Find out more about David here at paired-media.com

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