Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 - QWine Reviews

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Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

A well-built wine with a readiness to age seeping through its veins, this Juniper Cornerstone is an excellent layered Cabernet full of interest.

The vines were planted 1973 and the site is unirrigated and sustainably farmed. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot (86.5/4.5/4.5/4.5), it saw 16-21 days on skins and spent 18 months French oak (50% new).

Deep and concentrated, it is highlighted by blackcurrants and black fruits. Engaging savoury characters of char and licorice hitch a ride with dried sage and bay leaf coming in late. A drying wine with dusty tannins, a secondary feature of exotic spice unfurls and perseveres through to a long close. It's one of those wines you can cellar and forget. Just brilliant!

Ten years+

95/100

Region: Margaret River 
RRP: $90
Source: Sample

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