Reviews for Brokenwood Cabernet Merlot

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1 Jun 2006

 2003 Brokenwood Cabernet Merlot
Australian Wine Companion 2007
by James Halliday

Clean, fresh, lively aromas; medium-bodied, with juicy red berry fruits; fine grained tannins;subtle oak. Beechworth/King Valley/McLaren Vale. Screwcap.

Rating: 89 points
Drink: 2012
11 Aug 2005

 2003 Brokenwood Cabernet Merlot
General News Section 'City Weekly'
by Dorian Wild

Big red, no bull
At last – the perfect drop for the perfect steak.
A red well-suited to a big bloody steak, as well as a hunk of brilliantly aged cheddar, is the 2003 Brokenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot that Iain Riggs has made in the Hunter Valley.
It’s made from fruit harvested in Victoria’s King Valley & Beechworth areas (they give it the classiness) and from the McLaren Vale (for sublime fruitiness) and it’s very much a wine that provokes profound thoughts about the meaning of life.
I guzzled a bottle last Sunday and found myself reflecting, not for the first time, on how bloody fortunate we all are to live in such a peaceful, prosperous country where super wines like this one cost only $28 – and that’s profound indeed.
PDF 2005 Brokenwood Cabernet Merlot
The Australian Wine Annual 2010
Jeremy Oliver

89 Points
“Floral and earthy, with sweet, juicy flavours of small black and red berries backed by cedar/vanilla oak and underlying notes of currants and dried herbs, this smooth, vibrant and spirity
young cabernet blend is underpinned by a fine, dusty spine of coarse linen tannins. It builds in
weight and intensity towards the finish, becoming richly flavoured and sumptuously textured,
but does reveal a warm, spirity presence of excessive alcohol.”

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