Arlewood Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Arlewood Cabernet Sauvignon

Arlewood Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$50, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Margaret River.

It smells like cabernet, tastes like cabernet and feels like cabernet. Blackcurrant, gum leaf, toast and tobacco characters create a strong impression. There’s a dry, sinewy, slightly meaty aspect to this wine but there’s also ample fruit to make it work. Give this a little more time in bottle and it should develop more flesh and flow, and be all the better for it. But without or without that extra time this wine has all the hallmarks of a fine Cabernet Sauvignon. 92 points.

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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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