Orlando 2005 Jacaranda Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon SASept07

Tasting Note

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Orlando 2005 Jacaranda Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon SASept07 has been bottled, but is way off release. It has been sealed under screwcaps. The bouquet says two things; tight and quality. The pure, deeply-seated fruit is bright and fresh and delivers plum, milk chocolate, hints of coffee, cigar box, and violet. The fruit is solidly supported by silky, drying tannins that finish clean and long. A muscular-weight, firm wine that is tighter than a pair of hip-hugging jeans, the palate is splendid and the structure guilt-edged. A class act and possibly the best Jacaranda Ridge to date, it's rated as Excellent with room to improve, as the wine hit its peak drinking window around about 2015.