Orlando Cabernet Sauvignon Jacaranda Ridge

DEfinitely drink now!!! yum.

WOW. Especially at this price.

Great cork and wine high in neck. Still beautifully balanced fruit acid etc and I believe has years to go. Tasted over 2 nights as requested and the second night was even smoother and beautifully rounded in the palate.

Proof that ideal cellaring and a good Cork and our wines live a far greater distance than the experts give to them. The wine was seamless, still good fruit density and deep colour without any brick red ageing to be seen. Everything in harmony with a lovely long finish and no loss on the mid palate.

20-30 year old Cab/Bordeaux blends from anywhere in the world (tasted blind) (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA) : Outstanding nose (A-). Excellent palate (B+/B++). My #8, Group's #3 (65 pts). Tasted blind.

Auswine Westie Offline (Pendle Hill) : This is a deep red – pretty much the darkest wine of the night. This time the strong coconut oak is at least battling with some black berry fruits. Oddly, I found this very restrained on the back palate too – I was surprised that a wine of this age and apparent oakiness seemed very much a front palate wine in the mouth. There’s a whiff of eucalypt as well, and it’s not a …