Teakle Merlot Cabernet 2021
- 91
- $34
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This wine is made from fruit off the Teakle property in Port Lincoln which has a soil combination of rich combination of sandy loam topsoil overlying a friable red-brown clay loam subsoil. Black olive, dark plum, cedar and wafts of vanilla bean lead the aromas, with further notes of tobacco, mulch and subtle bay leaf with air. It’s quite elegant and inviting. The palate is medium bodied and laced with bitter mocha and dark chocolate notes that intertwine nicely with plum, blackberry, mulberry, vanilla and black olive again. It’s nicely ripe and cool fruited with a frame of fine grainy tannins providing shape through a finish of medium length. There’s good value on display here. Nicely done.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
