Mountadam 2001 The Red PlonkOz04

This wine seems a lot more restrained than the DW Shiraz but also shows good floral characters. A typical Eden Valley Cabernet, it exhibits blueberry, mint, chocolate and coffee which finishes long and dry. Abundant, drying, dusty tannins combined with fresh acid and distinct fruit to form a well-balanced, medium -weight solid wine with an intricate complexity that has some class to it. It needs time for the tannins to integrate but it is well made and worthy of consideration. Rated as Highly Recommended with *** for value, it should peak in around 2009.