The Wines
Tasting Notes - Cabernet Sauvignon
2015 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.41
Colour - Very rich intense red
Nose - Youthful, rich intense 'berry' fruit
Palate - Full bodied rich chocolate/mint character typical of the Langhorne Creek region. Rich oak maturation with a soft tannin finish.
2014 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.40
Colour - Deep red, some mature hues.
Nose - Intense cinnamon/chocolate/mint with refined French oak.
Palate - Rich and soft with classic Langhorne Creek chocolate/mint intensity. Excellent "long" palate balanced by the French oak complexity.
2013 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO 39
Colour - Very intense deep rich red.
Nose - Powerful, rich intense chocolate/eucalypt/mint with balanced French oak in the background.
Palate - Extremely rich and powerful chocolate/mint with great depth and intensity. A very “long” palate with excellent French oak complexity.
2012 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO 38
Colour - Intense deep red.
Nose - Extremely powerful lifted chocolate/eucalypt/mint with very well balanced French oak in the background.
Palate - The characters on the nose carry through to the palate with great intensity. A big, rich and round palate with excellent French oak balance and soft tannin finish.
A classic John’s Blend Cabernet Sauvignon!!
2011 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON
No grapes crushed for the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon due to the extremely bad weather conditions that occurred during the grape harvest (vintage) – so no wine processed.
2010 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.37
Colour - Intense deep red.
Nose - Rich and very intense eucalypt/mint with balanced French oak.
Palate - A rich full bodied red showing classic Langhorne Creek eucalypt/mint, with balanced integrated French oak. A relatively “soft” palate with supportive fine tannin finish.
2009 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.36
Colour - Intense deep red.
Nose - Powerful eucalypt mint and chocolate supported by integrated French oak.
Palate - A rich, medium to full bodied wine with a solid tannin structure. Great length of flavour. Showing typical Langhorne Creek eucalypt and mint with balanced integrated oak.
2008 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.35
Colour - Intense deep red.
Nose - Powerful, rich with earthy overtones. Rich Cabernet fruit supported by integrated French oak.
Palate - A very rich full bodied wine, showing classic Langhorne Creek chocolate and eucalypt. Incredible length of flavour with soft balanced tannin structure.
2007 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.34
Colour - Deep red with some purple hues.
Nose - A classic Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, rich eucalypt/mint typical of the region.
Palate - Full bodied, showing incredible length of flavour, firm but balanced tannins with the classic Langhorne Creek eucalypt/mint evident. Very rich and youthful, the influence of French oak maturation will certainly ensure longevity of the wine.
2006 JOHN'S BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NO.33
Colour - Intense deep red.
Nose - Very powerful, rich and intense chocolate and eucalypt with integrated oak.
Palate - A full bodied style of intense flavors and complexity. An exceptional rich palate of chocolate/eucalypt with a firm tannin structure. A classic Langhorne Creek
Cabernet Sauvignon which has the potential to age at least 15 years from date of bottling (September 2009).
2005 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON – NO.32
Colour - Intense deep crimson red.
Nose - Powerful Cabernet nose showing the intense eucalypt characters of the Langhorne Creek area. This fruit intensity supported by well integrated oak.
Palate - Medium bodied with exceptional fruit intensity, rich flavour integrated with oak.
This wine will certainly develop more complexity with bottle age.
2004 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON – No.31
Colour – Deep red with some purple hues.
Nose – Very complex, showing powerful Langhorne Creek eucalypt and French oak development.
Palate – Full bodied and displaying chocolate and eucalypt flavours. Soft, rich with firm yet fine tannin structure. This wine will bottle age very well for at least 10-12 years.
2003 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON – No.30
Colour – Deep Red.
Nose – Rich, powerful eucalypt/mint showing complex oak development.
Palate – Full bodied, rich, flavoursome and soft. Displaying typical Langhorne Creek fruit generosity. Will certainly benefit with extended bottling age – say 8 years plus.
2002 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON – No.29
Colour – Intense red with some purple hues.
Nose – Powerful eucalypt/mint. A rich intense nose with complex oak. Palate – A full bodied wine with intense flavour. Rich and soft palate, it will certainly benefit with extended bottling age – say 10 years plus.
2001 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON – No.28
Deep red, with powerful complex eucalypt/chocolate nose.
Intensely flavoured, complex and full bodied, displaying typical Langhorne Creek eucalypt/mint characters with well-balanced oak flavour completing the fine tannin structure.
This wine will continue to benefit with further bottle maturation - excess of 10 years to peak.
2000 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON - No.27
Deep red colour with powerful chocolate/eucalypt nose.
A rich full flavoursome palate showing classic Langhorne Creek eucalypt/mint with fine tannins, balance with vanillin oak overtones.
While very approachable now, this wine will certainly benefit from further bottle maturation - 10 years to peak.
1999 JOHN’S BLEND – CABERNET SAUVIGNON - No.26
Intense Red / purple in colour with a very powerful eucalypt / mint nose. Rich and youthful palate. A full bodied red with firm tannins, a very long, lingering flavour of oak combined with the classic Langhorne Creek eucalypt and mint. At present quite tight and will certainly benefit from extended bottled maturation - 15 years plus.
Tasting Notes - Margarete's Shiraz
MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - Langhorne Creek
A full bodied, dry red displaying exceptional rich intense chocolate and mint characters.
First release 1995 Vintage
2016 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 21
Colour - Deep red plus some mature hues
Nose - Very complex rich chocolate/mint with refined French oak
Pallet - Rich and soft. A classic Langhorne Creek chocolate/mint intensity, followed by an excellent long palate balanced by the French oak complexity.
2015 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 20
Colour - Deep rich intense red
Nose - Very powerful intense chocolate/mint complexity.
Pallet - Full bodied - showing extremely rich chocolate/mint character, typical of the Langhorne Creek region. Rich oak maturation with a soft tannin finish.
2014 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 19
Colour - Very deep rich and intense red
Nose - Very powerful intense chocolate and eucalypt mint with complex French oak lift.
Pallet - A rich full bodied red showing classic Langhorne Creek character of chocolate/mint / plum. While full bodied, the palate is balanced with French oak backing with a soft tannin finish.
2013 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 18
Colour - Very deep rich and intense red
Nose - Very powerful intense chocolate and eucalypt mint with complex French oak lift.
Pallet - A rich full bodied red showing classic Langhorne Creek character of chocolate/mint / plum. While full bodied, the palate is balanced with French oak backing with a soft tannin finish.
2012 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 17
Colour - Very rich and intense red
Nose - Extremely intense and rich chocolate and eucalypt mint showing. Complex French Oak.
Pallet - Big, rich and full bodied with intense dark chocolate overtones. While full bodied, the palate is balanced with a soft tannin finish.
2011 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ
No grapes crushed for the 2011 Margarete’s Shiraz due to the extremely bad weather conditions that occurred during the grape harvest (vintage) - so no wine processed.
2010 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 16
Colour - Very deep rich brick red.
Nose - Very intense youthful chocolate/mint with supporting rich vanillin oak.
Pallet - A rich, medium to full bodied wine with a solid tannin structure. Great length of flavour. Showing typical Langhorne Creek eucalypt and mint with balanced integrated oak.
2009 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 15
Colour - Intense deep crimson red.
Nose - Intense youthful chocolate/mint with supporting rich vanillin oak.
Pallet - A rich medium to full bodied wine with flavours of dark chocolate and pepper spice. Rich, but soft tannin structures support the long flavoursome palate.
2008 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 14
Colour - Rich crimson red with purple hues.
Nose - Powerful chocolate/vanilla with hint of pepper spice.
Pallet - Rich and full bodied. Flavour of dark chocolate with mint and pepper spice.
Very rich tannin structure, however, soft and well balanced. An intense and very flavoursome red wine.
2007 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - NO. 13
Colour - Intense deep red with purple hues.
Nose - Powerful chocolate, mint and spice with supporting vanillin oak.
Palate - Medium to full bodied. Rich with very soft structure of complex fruit flavour, with supporting oak. Very fine tannins which will certainly add to the longevity of this wines cellaring potential of at least 10 years from date of bottling (September 2009).
2006 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ – NO.12
Colour - Deep red with purple hues.
Nose - Intense youthful chocolate/mint with integrated dark fruit/complex oak overtones.
Palate - Medium to full bodied. Vibrant fruit, youthful flavour showing, chocolate and spice. A wine showing exceptional length on palate with supporting fine tannins and oak complexity.
A red certainly enjoyable now and will develop more complexity with bottle age.
2005 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ – No.11
Colour - Bright intense red with purple hues.
Nose - Very “up front” youthful fruit with complex chocolate overtones combined with vanillin oak characters.
Palate - A fruit driven style; full bodied with rich dark chocolate/berry/spice flavours. This red at present is very “youthful”, rich and flavoursome. It will certainly benefit from further bottle ageing, say 8-10 years to peak.
2004 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ – No.10
Colour – Intense deep red with purple hues.
Nose – Very intense/youthful rich fruit driven style with complex pepper/spice characters.
Palate – Intense fruit of dark chocolate with vanillin oak. The palate, while youthful, displays very soft berry/spice flavours.
A very rich flavoursome wine that will certainly benefit from further bottle ageing - 10 -12 years to peak.
2003 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ – No.9
Colour – Deep red with some purple hues.
Nose – Great intensity. Fruit driven with complex oak.
Palate – Intense fruit of chocolate with vanillin oak. Shows very complex peppery characters that Shiraz produces in some years. Will benefit from, say 8 years plus bottle aging.
2002 JOHN'S BLEND - MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ - No.8
Deep red with some purple hues. This is a rich, intense Shiraz displaying spice/pepper and complex vanillin oak nose.
The combination of subtle Langhorne Creek and rich McLaren Vale fruit has resulted in a red of excellent palate-weight and structure.
While still youthful, this wine shows the softness and intense flavour resulting from oak maturation. This wine will certainly benefit with further bottle maturation - excess of 10 years to peak.
2001 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ - No.7
Deep red, with purple hues in colour.
Rich berry fruit and complex spice/pepper on nose. The palate, while youthful, displays very soft berry / chocolate flavours.
An intensely rich flavoursome wine that will certainly benefit from further bottle aging. 10 - 15 years to peak.
2000 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ- No.6
Deep red, some purple hues in colour with a rich berry fruit and strong vanillin overtones on the nose. Intense berry / chocolate flavours on the palate. Youthful with very soft tannins. Rich and very drinkable now, but the fine tannins will ensure longevity. 10 - 15 years to peak.
1999 JOHN’S BLEND – MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ - No.5
Colour - Intent and with purples evident.
Nose - Great intensity and berry like aromas. Very much fruit driven.
Palate - This wine shows "youthfulness". However the intensity of fruit gives the wine some "softness". With time further "chocolate" and "pepper characters will evolve.
An extremely rich and intense wine which will benefit from further bottle aging - 8 years plus.