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  • Country ranking ?

    267
  • Producer ranking ?

    12
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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The Story

St Hugo wines honour the legacy of Hugo Gramp who was a visionary leader and managing director of Gramp & Sons winery from 1920 to 1938. The brand was first launched in 1983 with the inaugural 1980 vintage of St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon.  Over the following 30 vintages this wine has gained an enviable reputation as a highly awarded wine with over 1000 wine show awards including 33 trophies, and is listed on fine wine auctioneers’ Lan...

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Healthy

ending

Medium, Gentle, Pure and Too tannic

nose

Youthful, Generous and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Balanced, Concentrated, Well-structured, Medium-bodied, Aggressive, Focused, Fragrant, Dry and Drying tannins

Verdict

nice but not special and Well-rounded

Written Notes

A blood red centre to a more gentle red edge. For me, this wine is showing a little much of the herbals, that slightly vegetal note that seems to emerge from Cabernet that could be riper. Others will, and do, thoroughly enjoy the style. I just find it pushes the boundary a little more than I’d like. As a broad and hopefully not offensive generalisation, it may appeal to the European palate more than it does to those of the New World. But that is only one aspect of a very fine wine. An intensely flavoured Cabernet with coffee bean and cedar notes. There is complexity and maturity here with good length. Fine tannins. A very well crafted wine.
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Origin

Barossa Valley, South Australia

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