Punt Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

A great vintage in the Yarra for Cabernet Sauvignon.

Yet this feels muddled. It smells great, with green olive, black olive tapenade, mint and chocolate, the nose getting riper as it goes along. The varietal definition doesn’t translate to the palate though, which looks warmer, riper and softer than expected, the profile just a little broad without the tannins to tighten the finish.

It’s going to get better in bottle, but just a bit middling for now.

Source: Sample

Tasted: August 2014

Drink: 2014-2018

Score: 16.5/20, 88/100+

Would I buy it? Not quite.