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

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.

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