Pure Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

This collection from the Clare represents ridiculous value. A cracking Cabernet Sauvignon from forty-year-old vines from the Armagh Valley in the Clare for fifteen bucks? Sounds crazy, but here it is. Made by Ben Jeanneret and team at the family winery, which has been in business since 1992. An attractive crimson colour with aromas of black fruits, black jellybeans, cloves, aniseed and dry herbs which have line, length and focus. The wine has admirable structure, backed by nicely balanced acidity and finishing with fine tannins. Very enjoyable now but should easily age well for four to eight years. A bolder, firmer style of red.