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, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

When you pick up a wine book and see thousands of top-scoring wines, it’s hard to know which wine to choose. Mattinson guides you through this maze, giving you an honest view of the best Australian wines, the best wine stories, the best wine producers, the best value wines and simply, the best tasting wines. Importantly, Mattinson will tell you about the top-rated wines and also about the underrated wines. In short, Mattinson knows Australian wines inside and out.

Mattinson has been a photo-journalist since 1987. For the past 25 years he’s been a voice that you can trust when you’re looking for the best wines. 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, and is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter. He’s not afraid to put a score beside a wine. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

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