Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
- 93
- $49
- Drink by: 2026-2030
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Cabernet can sometimes skew overly intellectual, with savoury-tones and firm structure confusing the unassuming-everyday-punter. But then there are wines like this 2020 Passel Estate Cabernet. The fruit is bright, with raspberry bullets and strawberry skins, mulberry jam and blackberry jubes. There’s a lot going on here, especially aromatically, but the wine feels settled. Stoic, even. The palate leans savoury, with wild raspberry bush, quandong, bark and toasted gum nuts.The tannins are squeaky like raw cacao powder, and the acidity is bright and framing. Chuck it through a decanter and eat it with kangaroo steaks.
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.
