Briar Ridge Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Briar Ridge Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$65, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Wrattonbully.

The Wrattonbully wine region would have to be one of Australia’s most under-appreciated regions. The truth is that it grows fantastic red wine, full stop, as once again is evidenced here. This is a wine of volume, structure, length and indeed of elegance. It ticks all the boxes and adds a few of its own. It tastes of dark berries, ripe and juicy without being overly sweet. It tastes of leaf matter and tobacco, integrated. It throws violet notes into cedar, pink marshmallow into cream. It’s integrated, balanced, well sustained and svelte. It will cellar beautifully. 95 points.