Paralian Springs Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$70, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.
Terrific cabernet. So complex, so fresh, so well fruited and then so exquisitely persistent. Full marks from every angle here. It tastes of leafy herbs, tobacco, boysenberry and redcurrant, with smoky oak offered in whispers. The inherent quality and character of the fruit is paramount here. The assertion of tannin is elite. It’s a leafy, almost mulch-y style, and it’s beautiful. 95 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.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
