Ladbroke Grove Cabernet Merlot 2014

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, all from Coonawarra, with considerable age already under its belt and at an amazing price. A blend of three vineyards, the wine was matured for 22 months in a mix of new and second use French oak barrels. There is a hint of fading red on the very rim of the wine but otherwise, carrying its age superbly. Notes of tobacco leaves, black currants, coffee grinds, dry herbs, cloves, warm earth and some fungal/mushroom notes. Ready now but it can sit for a few more years in the cellar if one prefers. The palate shows the full range of favours with silky tannins and seriously good length.