Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia (55+ year old vines)

(55+ year old vines)

violet and a floral whiff

Juicy and finely delineated on the palate

lending length and boding well for short-term cellaring

The differences in character

Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia (55+ year old vines)The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's shows a deeper, inkier expression of Oakville Cabernet. Inky blue and black fruit, smoke, licorice, tobacco and graphite meld together as the 2012 opens up in the glass. Mocha, plums and incense add nuance. Many of the lots are fermented in barrel, which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile. Ideally, readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften, as the tannins are