Parker Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
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- $34
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A Cabernet that has, as per the normal register with this grape variety, spent 12 months in 100% French oak, of which 50% is new. We are at that stage where the evergreen, young Cab Sav has started shaking off the vegetal vestige, showing what is truly hiding underneath: a mix of polished, well-ripened cassis, Java plums, black currants, and wild black cherries. An indication of smokiness and cinnamon from the oak amalgamates well with the fruity bounty. The chunky tannins, that true vein of natural acidity, and an additional liquorice-like mid palate are the hallmarks of this medium-bodied Cabernet with a relatively conservative length but a clear purpose: that of satisfying the thirsty quench of everyone, every day.
Lisa Cardelli is an Italian-born wine professional who has been based in Melbourne since 2010. She worked as a sommelier in some of the city’s leading fine-dining restaurants for over ten years before leaving hospitality to become a wine sales representative. Lisa is now a journalist for Il Globo, the newspaper for Italians in Australia and around the world, where she also curates her own wine column. She continues to write about wine for both local and international publications and is on track to become one of the few prolific bilingual wine writers in Australia. A certified WSET Educator, she teaches at various venues across Melbourne. She also judges at local wine shows and for the prestigious Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Lisa was the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia award for Best Published Feature Article, a finalist for the same award in 2024, the recipient of the 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation, and one of twelve carefully selected Len Evans Scholars in 2024.
