Eight at the Gate Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Eight at the Gate Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Eight at the Gate Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$48, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Wrattonbully.

This wine is more about red berries than black, which is partly why it feels so accessible. It’s not heavy or overdone, but it is ripe and it does bring enjoyable fruit flavour. Its real secret though is its balance; oak, fruit and tannin are all in alignment here. It’s a good wine to sit and spend an evening with; it feels quality, but it’s not too taxing. 92 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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