Curtis Family Vineyards Cavaliere Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
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Curtis Family Vineyards Cavaliere Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$70, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

This wine is both stern and plush at once. It tastes of blackcurrant, gum leaf, gravel, cedarwood and sweet sawdust, with bay leaf and rust characters giving it an extra edge, and indeed lift. Those rust-like notes extent to a rusty, dry, characterful tannin profile, the latter contributing to the wine’s stern, structural persona. Roast lamb, char-grilled steak or anything from the barbecue really: this wine would be a beautiful partner to it. 94 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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