BALGOWNIE VINEYARD BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Maiden Gully Joshua Cooper 1970 vs GREYTOWN OLD VINES SYRAH-CABERNET Joshua Cooper 2022

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StyleOtherOther
GrapeCab SauvSyrah, Cab Sauv
ABV13%14%
Size750ml750ml
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BALGOWNIE VINEYARD BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Maiden Gully Joshua Cooper 1970

This beautiful wine transports me back to the days when my (late) Dad and I would share a bottle of cabernet. It smells of nostalgia yet of a promise of things to come, as it’s a modern rendition and in the hands of young Josh Cooper ... well this is something else. While there’s a waft of florals and dark fruit, this is savoury in outlook. It has some cooling menthol and Aussie bush fragrance, ironstone and warm earth, but key is the fuller-bodied palate with such poised, detailed tannins, fine acidity and superb length. It’s complete. Josh says it ‘displays my most prized characteristics – effortless complexity and power without weight’. Sums up the wine perfectly.

GREYTOWN OLD VINES SYRAH-CABERNET Joshua Cooper 2022

At first, some green notes rise – a touch of spearmint and eucalyptus with a lime-oil oak flavour but with a decent airing, they fade into the background while the gorgeous dark fruit comes to the fore. Plus, some pepper and Chinese five-spice with a touch of lavender; lots in this and it constantly changes in the glass. It builds and expands with more savoury inflections. Fuller bodied with textural, slightly gritty tannins and it does finish on a high.

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