Tuesday Blind Tastings

Frogmore Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Coal River, Australia

Price: $30

Rating: 92

Source: Cellar door

Description: Medium bodied. Capsicum, cigar box and redskins on the nose. The palate had rich, sweet blackcurrant fruit with good acid, soft tannin and green, stalky characters. A varietal, cool climate Cabernet that is drinking well and should improve over 5 years.

Tasting date: 18 April 2017

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