Squitchy Lane Cabernet Blend 2021
- 91
- $38
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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Cabernet blends are making a comeback and I am here for it. Especially with cooler climate examples of Cabernet that make perfectly medium-bodied, food-friendly wines, like this example from the Yarra Valley. Made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (61%), Cabernet Franc (23%) and Merlot (15%) from 40 year old vines. The aromas open with boysenberries and violets, a gentle swirl revealing liquorice allsorts and spicy pink peppercorns. A glimpse of the way it will evolve with cellaring is apparent in subtle notes of leaf tobacco and new leather. In the mouth it is supple and medium bodied with bright, juicy cranberries and early-summer cherries. Oak adds a subtle nutmeg spice whilst allowing the fruit to shine through. Bright strawberry acidity ensures that the delicacy and freshness continues on the finish.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
