Tuesday Blind Tastings

Leo Buring DR494 Cabernet Sauvignon 1986

Barossa,Coonawarra, Australia

Price: $35

Rating: 94

Source: Cellar

Description: An aged colour with menthol and mint on the nose. The wine still had great structure and acid and finished long. Drinking beautifully.

Tasting date: 19 April 2016

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