Shirvington Cabernet Sauvignon - 2003 (750ml) yeingst-hope cellar and supple tannin

and supple tannin

Focused and spicy

minerals and earth

While I would have preferred to have seen more weight

It is entertaining the possibility of secondary flavours but it remains focused on the red and black fruit

Shirvington Cabernet Sauvignon - 2003 (750ml) yeingst-hope cellar and supple tanninThe 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon offers up aromas of cassis liqueur, graphite, toast, smoke, and camphor along with huge body, gorgeous sweetness as well as purity, a multilayered texture, and a colossal finish. I would opt for drinking it over the next 7 8 years, but keep one bottle back until age 12 15. There is so much here it is hard to believe this wine will collapse after 8 10 years of age. Interestingly, this 2003 does not appear to be quite as