Parker Favourite Son Wrattonbully Cabernet Merlot 2005

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Parker Favourite Son Wrattonbully Cabernet Merlot 2005

Berry fruit flavours are woven with hints of earth, black olive and tobacco. Intense inky dark berry fruit combining the complexity of Wrattonbully with the intensity of Coonawarra.

Colour: Dark red with a red tinge

Nose: A full nose of dark blueberries, cassis and some leafy Cabernet notes, dark and round.

Palate: The palate is round and full, the Merlot influence rounding out the palate, solid with fine tannins.

Cellar: Drink now to 2010

Berry fruit flavours are woven with hints of earth, black olive and tobacco. Intense inky dark berry fruit combining the complexity of Wrattonbully with the intensity of Coonawarra.

$$$:

$19.71 (Incl. GST)

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WBW Rating:

93/100

Don't Pay:

$24.99

Closure:

Stelvin

Region:

Wrattonbully/Coonawarra, SA

Winemaker:

TBC

Drink Now Until:

2015

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WBW Rating:	90/100
Don't Pay:	$17.99
Closure:	Cork
Region:	Goulburn Valley VIC
Winemaker:	Geoff Thompson
Drink Now Until:	2012

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WBW Rating:	90/100
Don't Pay:	$24.00
Closure:	Stelvin
Region:	Canberra NSW
Winemaker:	Len Evans & David Power
Drink Now Until:	2016

Len Evans the Guru! Has produced this export wine to showcase regional quality and style.

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WBW Rating:	91/100
Don't Pay:	$26.99
Closure:	Stelvin
Region:	Margaret River WA
Winemaker:	Robert Mann
Drink Now Until:	2016

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Only: $24.05 (Incl. GST)

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Coriole Mary Kathleen Cabernet Merlot 2004

$$$:
WBW Rating:	92/100
Don't Pay:	$46.00
Closure:	Cork
Region:	McLaren Vale SA
Winemaker:	Grant Harrison & Mark lloyd
Drink Now Until:	2018

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