Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Professional Ratings

• 95 Decanter
  Fresh sea breeze nose. Liquorice and a lovely intensity of berries, dried raspberries and vanilla. Lovely, young vibrancy to this, which gives a perfect texture in the mouth and long aftertaste. Happy to drink this now, but it will age; the fruit keeps coming back and tantalising my taste buds.
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The medium garnet colored 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Art Series shows evolving notes of dried mulberries, potpourri, exotic spices and cloves. With good concentration and superb persistence on the palate, this is a wonderfully structured, earthier styled Cabernet with great cellaring potential yet.
• 92 Wine & Spirits
  This Cabernet grows within four miles of the Indian Ocean, where the ancient granitic soild have weathered into well-drained gravels. There may be no karri forests in Bordeaux, but the proximity to the sea and the gravelly soils find some interesting parallels for this Cabernet, which develops here into a plump red with cool scents of the neighboring forest. The flavors range from blackberry to caraway and the gaminess of partridge, with which it would likely match well as it ages.
• 90 Wine Spectator
  This smooth, broad red shows a welcome mineral note weaving through the cherry and spice flavors, lingering effectively on the generous finish. Best from 2014 through 2018. 200 cases imported.