Posted Nov 17th 2009, 08:57
Top 20 Reds Over $20.00
Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Blends: three wines from Margaret River and two from Coonawarra do no more than state the obvious. This is a fabulous group of wines, the cheapest (Fraser Gallop) having recently defeated the might of Bordeaux, the Napa Valley, elsewhere in Australia, and a number of other countries as the best cabernet in the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Fraser Gallop Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
96 points, $30, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Prior gold medals melted into insignificance when this wine won the International Cabernet Trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards ‘08. Its quality shows from the first whiff of the bouquet through to the long finish; the medium- to full-bodied palate has a tapestry of flavours from the base of Cabernet (88%), Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec.
From Margaret River, WA
Drink to 2022 with butterfly leg of lamb