Robert Mondavi Private Selection Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

You would not know it in Australia but Californian Cabernet Sauvignon is a big deal around the world with its rich, blockbuster cabernet style hard to ignore for fans of BIG reds. And for this wine they’ve thrown in some Bourbon barrels to give even more up front impact. It’s got lashings of dark fruits – a bowl of sweet blackberries, blackcurrants and mulberries that are ripe and jammy. Underneath there is also a core of sweet vanillin oak with a gentle herbal lift. Match it up with flame grilled cheese burgers and fries for the full Californian experience.

Angus Hughson

Founder at Winepilot

Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

Critic and publisher