O’Dwyer 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate” Clare Valley – 96+ Points

FMW 96+ Points: “The O’Dwyer 2018 Cabernet will elevate you to other galaxies! The wine starts with an amazing aroma of black stone fruit, a touch of mocha, and vanilla that jump out of the glass.  The wine is full in body with lush and bright black stone fruit that is mouth coating and teeth staining on the mid-palate, leading into the long finish.  The O’Dwyer Cabernet is well structured with gentle, silky-grained tannins giving this wine a good prognosis on cellar life!  This is a very well-balanced and extremely complex wine, one would think Napa and Bordeaux visited the Clare Valley.”

Winery Notes:  “A truly inviting nose, elegant but lots of fruit, dark blackcurrant, and black cherry with a slight hint of oak and eucalyptus. The palate offers a deep, rich, and sublime texture, everything an Aussie Cab should be…a big hit on the palate of big ripe black fruit. But then the silkiness of the structure comes in with well-integrated tannins and balanced acidity. Big and bold and beautiful with a long lingering finish.”

Food Pairing: Great food match, all meat but try with a fillet of beef or even better a rack of lamb as that hint of mint on the finish compliments perfectly.

Donal O’Dwyer Proprietor: “ I love Aussie Cabernet and this one is so special, I love the story, the family influence, and the wine”