• 89 Points
    Shottesbrooke 2005 The Proprietor Red (McLaren Vale)

    The most successful of the three Shottesbrooke Cabernets in 2005, this features bold cassis fruit that's almost grapy in its intensity, framed by toasty, vanilla-scented oak. It's full-bodied and muscular with a firm, crisp finish, factors that suggest it should improve over the next 2–3 years. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Malbec.

    — J.C. Published 2/1/2008
  • 89 Points
    Shottesbrooke 2005 The Proprietor Red (McLaren Vale)

    The most successful of the three Shottesbrooke Cabernets in 2005, this features bold cassis fruit that's almost grapy in its intensity, framed by toasty, vanilla-scented oak. It's full-bodied and muscular with a firm, crisp finish, factors that suggest it should improve over the next 2–3 years. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Malbec.

    — J.C. Published 2/1/2008
  • 89 Points
    Shottesbrooke 2005 The Proprietor Red (McLaren Vale)

    The most successful of the three Shottesbrooke Cabernets in 2005, this features bold cassis fruit that's almost grapy in its intensity, framed by toasty, vanilla-scented oak. It's full-bodied and muscular with a firm, crisp finish, factors that suggest it should improve over the next 2–3 years. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Malbec.

    — J.C. Published 2/1/2008
  • 89 Points
    Shottesbrooke 2005 The Proprietor Red (McLaren Vale)

    The most successful of the three Shottesbrooke Cabernets in 2005, this features bold cassis fruit that's almost grapy in its intensity, framed by toasty, vanilla-scented oak. It's full-bodied and muscular with a firm, crisp finish, factors that suggest it should improve over the next 2–3 years. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Malbec.

    — J.C. Published 2/1/2008