Heartland Directors Cut Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

A sleek cabernet sauvignon that celebrates the power and finesse of Langhorne Creek. It has cedar, sage and blueberry notes with ground coffee and vanilla in the background. An opulent style, showcasing fine-grained oak textures as well as firm tannins. It looks, smells and tastes as if every detail has been carefully selected. I first tasted it with a barbeque, but I let the wine breathe and revisited later in the day — this time with dessert — a great decision. This match, with a spongy-textured coffee log cake, is to die for. In every mouthful the mocha, dark chocolate and ground coffee flavours are present. The dusty tannins of the wine are powdery, and also coffee driven. Overall this food and wine encounter is full of enticing sweet tones, an absolute delight to contemplate the interactions it provoked with this young flavourful wine.

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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