Coppabella Procella III Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Coppabella Procella III Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2022.

Coppabella Procella III Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$60, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Hilltops.

True cabernet. Strong of fruit, stern of tannin, unafraid of leaf-like flavours but still, at heart, driven by bold blackcurrant. Add boysenberry and redcurrant to the show, and a slip of spearmint, and flourish of juicy flavour through the finish, and you have this wine in a nutshell. It feels both unforced and commanding; it’s a wine that feels comfortable in its own skin. It will cellar beautifully. 94 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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