Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River, Art Series, Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 The nose sports cherries, both dried and fresh, cocoa, dusty and sandy Cape Leeuwin pathways and pipe tobacco.
In the mouth, this wine, less than ten years on since the harvest, is silky and ready to drink. While the tannins have been mollified the acidity still is alight, offering brightness and the opportunity to pair this wine with a rich demi-glace topped filet.
Produced and bottled in Margaret River, where the Indian and the Southern Oceans meet, creating an amazing mecca for surfers and those who enjoy watching the turbulent water 13.5% $45 suggested US retail, a media sample Leeuwin Estate