Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Carema cassis and licorice (98 -

cassis and licorice (98 - 100)

Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

The attack is full and rich

It's a ripe wine

Once again moderate wood is present on the ripe and citrus-inflected aromas of white flowers and just sliced pear

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Carema cassis and licorice (98 -No. 1 of 38 ranked 2013 Margaret River Cabernets* The color is medium red with both brick red and purple tints. The bouquet has sandalwood, briar, mint and leaf notes. The palate is elegantly weighted and sinewy, with a touch of leanness. The tannins are domineering and the finish chewy and grippy. This needs more time. Two days later the wine is transformed. The bouquet is very detailed and subtly complex, not super ripe but fragrant and lovely, with