This wine made Andrew Caillard's Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection
98/100 | Andrew Caillard
Judges' Selection | Global Fine Wine Challenge 2022
No one can deny the quality of Squawking Magpie’s Reserves and the Nest 2019 is another sensational release. Plush, rich and velvet smooth with plenty of complexity and charm, this a glorious premium wine that will blossom with a few years in the cellar.
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58% merlot, 25% cabernet sauvignon and 17% cabernet franc.
The winery writes "Deep crimson. Beautiful blackcurrant mulberry chinotto espresso aromas with praline, vanilla notes. Generous buoyant and supple with superb assis, mulberry, boysenberry fruits, plentiful chalky tannins, attractive volume and underlying mocha, vanilla oak notes. Chocolaty, cedar firm at the finish with seductive dark fruits and linear fresh acidity. Superb density, balance and mineral length. A standout wine."
Andrew Caillard writes "98 pts. Deep crimson. Beautiful blackcurrant mulberry chinotto espresso aromas with praline, vanilla notes. Generous, buoyant and supple with superb cassis, mulberry, boysenberry fruits, plentiful chalky tannins, attractive volume and underlying mocha, vanilla oak notes. Chocolaty/ cedar firm at the finish with seductive dark fruits and linear fresh acidity. Superb density, balance and mineral length. A standout wine."
Stock Level: | High |
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Vintage: | 2019 |
Volume: | 750ml |
Alcohol: | 13.8 |
Seal Type: | Screwcap |