A Taste of Australian Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Regional versions
Coonawarra
Consistently Australia's best Cabernets are made in the Coonawarra region of South Australia. This is a small cigar shaped region with red "Terra Rossa" soils over limestone, free-draining and with a cool climate. The wines from here tend to be well balanced with a very good cellar potential.
Wynns John Riddoch
Lindemans St George
Bowen Estate
Majella
Gartner Estates
Zema Estate
Barossa Valley
The warm climate here tends to produce richer dark and fleshy wines with typical chocolate hints. Blackberry more than blackcurrant is often the dominant fruit flavour.
Penfolds Bin 707 (although very much a multi region blend these days)
Charles Melton
Elderton
Grant Burge
Wolf Blass
Victoria
In Central Victoria there is often a mint/eucalyptus hint to these wines over classic cassis and blackcurrant.
Balgownie
Mitchelton
Taltarni
Mount Mary
Oakridge Estate
Margaret River
Very good region indeed for Cabernet wines, slight gravelly hints with red berry fruit and usually great length and cellaring ability.
Moss Wood
Leeuwin Estate
Pierro
Cape Mentelle
Chateau Xanadu
Cullens
Great Southern
Alkoomi
Howard Park
Plantagenet
Hunter Valley
Very regional as all their reds seem to be, earthy style whose regional nature continues as they age.
Lakes Folly
Brokenwood
Rosemount
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Gavin is the manager of the Australian Wine Centre (a large collection of affordable, rare and cult Australian wines) and hosts the very popular Auswine Forum (an online discussion forum about Australian wine).
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