J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2022
15.2% alcohol, cork, Paso Robles/US.
Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc.
Great tannin. Great richness and oomph. Plums, redcurrants, vanilla and cedar with mint and fragrant herb highlights. This is rich, warm with alcohol, and creamy to the touch but it’s the tannin that really seals the quality deal. 93+ points.
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.
