Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2026-2036+
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Restraint and complexity are the calling cards here, with suave notes of bay leaf, fine cedar, blackcurrant pastille, vanilla paste, graphite and gravel sitting deep in the glass. A good swirl reveals rubbed mint, black olive, dried herbs and allusions of pan juices. The palate is at once elegant and intense, with a cool graphite minerality providing lift and interest. Cedar, vanilla pod and redcurrant lead before black olive, mint, plum and bay leaf take over. It’s all wrapped up in firm, stacked grainy tannins and a piercing line of mint-laced acidity that draws the wine very long. There’s a lot going on here — a classic Coonawarra Cabernet of complexity and poise. Ten years or more in the cellar will see this hit its straps nicely.
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.
