Soumah Skye Blox Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Skye Blox is the entry-level range for Soumah, pitched at just $20 a bottle and designed for easy drinking. The range still carries the distinctive light blue packaging and is made in the typically refreshing Soumah style.

This Cabernet, however, isn’t quite right. A light and fragrant nose with DMS and blackcurrant. The palate, however, is meaty and dry, a little rustic and even horsey, the edges just a little raw – quite a contrast to the other Soumah wines. The finish is clear and fresh but I can’t quite shake the furry, meaty edges.

A bad bottle, perhaps, or just not this wine’s day.

Source: Sample
Tasted: July 2014
Drink: 2014-2018+
Score: 16/20, 87/100
Would I buy it? Not on this showing.
Buy online: Soumah website