2006 Shirvington Cabernet Sauvignon

6x75cl

4 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£126.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% barrel-fermented and aged for 12 months in 75% new oak, 80% American, 20% French. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits a fragrant, expressive perfume of toasty oak, vanilla, spice box, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a racy Cabernet, slightly lean, with intense black fruit flavors, good depth and concentration, and enough structure to support 8-10 years of development in the cellar. Jay Miller, The Wine Advocate, Oct 2007

Score: 92-/100The Wine Advocate

Score: 92-/100Jay S Miller

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Product Details

Country

Australia

Region

South Australia

Sub-region

McLaren Vale

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Australia

Region

South Australia

Sub-region

McLaren Vale

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 92-/100The Wine Advocate

Score: 92-/100Jay S Miller

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BY Gavin Smith,

ON February 26, 2021

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ON November 29, 2019

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ON November 10, 2017

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ON November 6, 2019

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BY FINE+RARE,

ON November 20, 2020

Country

Australia

Region

South Australia

Sub-region

McLaren Vale

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Australia

Region

South Australia

Sub-region

McLaren Vale

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window