Punch Lance’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of punch lances cabernet sauvignon 2023.

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$45, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley

Perhaps the most defining aspect of this wine its medium weight, though its polish, and its spread of flavours, and its even glide through the finish, are all also up there. It shows notes of bay leaves, redcurrants, olives and ripples of herbs; all set within a firm, deliberate context. The word Claret is no longer allowable in an Australian wine context but if it were, this wine would apply, it’s in that style, which is why it’s so deliciously drinkable. This is cabernet, fruit-ripe but with an appropriately savoury/herbal edge. It will age well. 93 points.

Campbell Mattinson

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 an independent 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, who is 100% independent, 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.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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