Review: Hirsch Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Following in the mode of the 2022 version of the same wine, but maybe a little more composed (thanks to time in bottle). Dark, leafy, pencilly Yarra claret scents but in a riper-edged mode; but that’s a ruse as underneath its tangy, pencilly, lightly leafy and very composed with powdery tannins and noticeable acidity. Classy and composed, it’s a little lean but ultimately nice going.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: now and for at least ten, probably fifteen years
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 13
• RRP (in $AUD): 34
• Winery website: https://www.hirschhill.com/
• Would I buy it?: a few glasses yes