Parker First Growth 2021

Parker First Growth 2021
$110, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Coonawarra.

It’s not overdone. It’s powerful, svelte, long through the finish, tannic and complex, with cabernet’s trademark tobacco, olive and dried herb characters threaded artfully through boysenberry, red licorice and blackcurrant fruit flavours. It feels classy but it also feels balanced and measured, as all the best wines do, the sustained length of the finish the final confirmation that we’re in excellent territory. Cedarwood oak too has melted almost entirely into the fruit; always a good sign. 94+ points.