Red Knot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
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Red Knot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$11, 14% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

It smells like Cabernet Sauvignon, which is a good start. A lot of cabernets at this price level just smell like a “dry red” and could really be any grape variety. This smells leafy and dusty and generally herbal, though there’s a good underpinning of sweet, ripe, jellied fruit flavour. Blueberry and plum territory, with a smidgen of blackcurrant. It’s half decent. In fact it’s pretty good. This is four-years-old but it stills feels/smells/tastes fresh. At $11 you’re definitely ahead of the ledger here.

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This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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