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Katnook Founder's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Wine Review

Katnook Founder's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Katnook Founder's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2019-2024

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Katnook

Agent: Barrique Wine Imports Ltd.

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Mint-menthol with sweet fleshy blackberry and purple plums. Full-bodied, supple and juicy. Finishes with spice and bumbleberry pie. Pair with grilled meats. MINE: This Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra, South Australia is ripe cherry, crunchy blackberry and mint on the nose. Katnook Founder's Block (2014) is juicy, fresh and full-bodied. Katnook's first vintage was processed by winery Founder John Riccoch's in his woolshed in 1896. It's come a long way from that, though now part of Spain's Freixinet Group. Wayne Stehbens made his first vintage of Katnook in 1979. Coonawarra's second largest producer shows off the wine's elegance, complexity and expression of terroir with its savoury black olive finish. Pair with roast beef and all the fixings. OTHER: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very tasty with refined, vibrant flavours of mint, blueberries, black fruit plus a tinge of spice. Its wonderful intensity is reflected in both the fruit and the cleansing acidity and finish. Score - 95 (Decanter Asia Wine Awards, 2017). - Community Wine Reviews

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