Review: Jim Brand Silent Partner Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Another day, another classic Coonawarra red from Sam Brand. Hunt around, and you might find the Jim Brand Silent Partner Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 closer to $30 a bottle, too – at which price it’s more than handy with all that Coonawarraness.

Blackberry and a bit of cassis are the markers here – definitely the blackberry pomp of ripe Coonawarra Cab. The palate has this sticky, ripe blackness to it, complete with brooding tannins. A pretty wine, it’s probably not but that’s the appeal – dark, firmish, hearty, substantial, a little sweet and sour, but uncompromising in the length of fruit and defining tannins.

More than solid.

The lowdown

• Best drinking: Later. Even two years might help unwind the palate.
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 14
• RRP (in $AUD): 40
• Winery website: https://brandandsons.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: Worth two glasses