This wine is tight and seems very young. Hidden beneath the tannins are the flavors of licorice, brambles, menthol, and wild blackberries, with elusive hints of unsweetened chocolate espresso. Whether this moderately priced wine will last long enough for the tannins to settle down and let the interesting underlying flavors come to the fore is not clear, but at less than $20, putting a few up for a few years might be worth the gamble.
WHO: Wakefield Estate
WHAT: Cabernet sauvignon
WHERE: Clare Valley, Australia
WHEN: 2007
HOW MUCH: $17 (media sample)
