Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Vineyard Cabernet 2019
- 93
- $80
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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2019 is one of my favourite recent vintages for Margaret River Cabernets. Most will debate me on that, since it wasn’t consistently ‘great’ across the board ….and there were some serious bird issues. But when you filter, damn – there are some cracking Cabernets. Just like this one. The cool year inviting elegance, and extended hang-time, aiding great flavour development and phenolic ripeness. Think shaved paperbark tree, amaro, and raspberry leaf. All wrapped plummy black fruits and a silky cocoon. 100% Cabernet. It’s a dusty-savoury little number, and the tannins are fine and chewy. Good wine.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
