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The Wine Companion

"There's harmony to this wine; it's not flashy or showy, but what is here is indeed what you want from decent cabernet. Black cherry, blackcurrant pastilles. It presents brambly, with pencil shavings and rippling currents of enlivening acidity washing through and diffusing drying tannin. To the table for steak night with ease."

93 points, Silver
Katrina Butler

The Real Review

"Inky, dark red and opaque in the glass. Ripe and lifted aromas of mulberry, blackberry, menthol, leaf and dark pastille jubes. Dark fruited, full-bodied and powerful in flavour. There's an impressive drive of dark fruits and sweet oak and the tannins and acidity bring plenty of structure, drive and shape to the finish. Smart gear."

91 points
Aaron Brasher

Springs Road Kangaroo Island

Springs Road KI Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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Red fruits and a hint of green herbs on the nose. No mistaking the variety, this is a medium bodied, with wonderful red fruit characters and fine tannins and a wonderful finish.

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Tasting Notes

A classic Cabernet nose with blackcurrant, dried herb and a little bit of tobacco. Ripe tannins on a medium - full body it has richness and intensity and flavour. Good acidity and length, drink now or cellar for 10 years +

Tasting Notes: 2022 Springs Road Cab Sauv

Vintage

Vineyard Notes

We had a wet winter on KI, which recharged soils with moisture in time for the growing season. November was quite windy, which can impact fruit set, but it turns out that this vintage we had a very even crop. Summer was mild without any big heat spikes, which are perfect conditions for a long, slow ripening period. As a consequence, grapes from vintage 2022 have terrific fruit intensity and lovely acidity.

Winemaking

Winemaker Notes

Grapes are harvested and brought back to our Willunga winery before being crushed and fermented in open vessels. Juice is pumped over the fermenting grapes twice a day to draw out maximum colour and flavour from the skins. Fermentation finishes in barrel. We use French oak barrels (about 30% new oak, the balance one and two-year old) for this purpose and for maturating the wine. The Cabernet spends about 12 months in oak before bottling.

Reviews & Awards

Awards

The Wine Front: My first introduction to Kangaroo Island wines was via a French man (Jacques Lurton), way back in the mists of time (or more prosaically, about 12 years ago). Islander Estate. This is a cassis and tobacco laden Cabernet, and there’s no doubting the grape variety. Also some mint/aniseed, cedar, and pomegranate syrup, with something of a hazelnut/praline richness. It’s medium to full-bodied, a smattering of dried herb here too, fleshy ripe tannin, a slightly sappy/stalky bitterness, but enveloped in a core of rich black fruit. It has a sort of Coonawarra intensity to flavour and mid-palate richness, though the acidity is more settled than many from that region. I like it. It’s a bold wine, but it’s full of goodness and flavour. 93 points. Gary Walsh

Other Vintages

Tasting Notes: 2022 Springs Road Cab Sauv

The Wine Companion

93 points, Silver
Katrina Butler

The Real Review

91 points
Aaron Brasher